Interesting review on the site ARTinvestment.RU
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On Friday, April 24 in New York, the trades works by Russian artists Christie's. In the first place in the list of the most expensive lots got very unexpected work: Svetoslav Roerich painting with the image of his father, Nicholas Roerich, in Tibetan garb. The cloth yielded 2.99 million * at Estimé 0,9-1,1 million. As in the "Russian Market Data» Sotheby's April 22, fans of the Roerich caused major sensation of the auction. Painting of Roerich's father called "The Great Rite Thang" was the second work, which stepped million mark. She went for 1.4 million during the preliminary assessment of 300-500 thousand (forecast ARTinvestment.RU - 600 thousand). Another picture of Nicholas Roerich, "Sharugon Monastery, Tibet", was sold for 242.5 thousand in Estimé 40-60 thousand. She shared the third place in the list of the most expensive lots of cloth "Spring Day in Ukraine" brush Academician Vladimir Orlovsky.
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1.BORIS GRIGORYEV
A girl from California. Mid 1920
Oil on canvas. 91,4 x 73
Estimate: 60-80 thousand dollars
Result: 206,5 thousand dollars
Christie's. 24.04.09. Lot number 297