"Russian auction" Christie's June 8, 2010

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"Vasya" Petrov-Vodkin sold at "Russian auction"
Auction house Christie's put on sale now Russian artist Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin "Vasya". It is expected that work will be sold for 250-350 thousand pounds sterling (about 295-412 thousand euros).
The head of London's department of Russian art auction house, Sarah Mansfield told Interfax that the representatives of Christie's discovered "Vasya" about four months ago in Chicago. The painting was kept in a private collection about 70 years.
According to the description of the lot on the official website of Christie's, the picture Petrov-Vodkin was exhibited only twice - in 1922 and 1923 in Riga. Interlocutor "Interfax news agency said that Christie's says the discovery" Washi "a big success, as the picture of Petrov-Vodkin rarely appear in the order of auction houses and mostly stored in museums.
"Russian auction" Christie's, in which the painting will be sold and Petrov-Vodkin, is scheduled for June 8. The auction will be held in London.
On the "Russian auction" is also exhibited by Ivan Shishkin, Nikolai Sverchkova, Ilya Repin, Vasily Vereshchagin, Konstantin Korovin, Boris Grigoriev and other Russian masters.
(Lenta.Ru)
Catalogue "Russian Trading:
http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/s...4-dd82767c659f