Christie's "Old Masters and Art of the XIX century"

[Тютчев]

The sale "Old Masters and Art of the XIX century" Christie's exhibits 68 paintings

Moscow. July 6. INTERFAX - Rubens' commander, ready for the fight "will be the most expensive lot auction Christie's" Old Masters and Art of the XIX century ", which will be held on Tuesday in London.

"On the evening trades" Old Masters and Art of the XIX century, which will be held on July 6 in the capital of the UK, will be exhibited 68 paintings, drawings and watercolors, spanning more than 600 - year history of European art. Top-lot auction is the canvas of Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640 years) "The commander, ready for the fight" from the collection of Spencer family, "- stated in the Russian press office of Christie's.

Estimeyt, or appraised value, the paintings - from 8 to 12 million pounds, according to a press release.

From the same collection on auction display picture "King David" painted by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, also known as Guercino (1591-1666 years), estimeyt which is 5-8 million pounds.

Both of these works, according to Christie's, "features outstanding quality." Total estimeyt all put up for auction lots is 32 million 970 thousand - 50 million 210 thousand pounds, stated in a press release.

Among the most expensive lots of the upcoming auction as "Portrait of the Zygmunt Baldinger" (estimate of 5 to 8 million pounds) of the brush of George Pentz (about 1500-1550 years) and "Portrait of Anna Sophia, Countess of Carnarvon," written by Anthony van Dyck about 1635 (estimate from 1,5 to 2 million pounds).

As part of the auction will be presented and five paintings by Joseph Mellorda William Turner (1775-1851), in particular, watercolor "View of Dunbar, East Lothian, estimeyt which is 200-300 thousand pounds.

http://www.interfax.ru/news.asp?id=144126

auction catalog (evening trades)

auction catalog (day trading)

Добавлено через 2 часа 58 минут
Funny picture of Pieter Bruegel the Younger, called «Pissing at the Moon», that probably can be translated as "Writing for the moon."