Phillips de Pury & Co 12-13 October 2011

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Five works of Ukrainian artists in London will present the country at the world famous auction Phillips de Pury & Co.

Today and tomorrow in London will fall auction of International Modern Art auction house Phillips de Pury & Co. From Ukraine to bid will be presented five works.
Thus, the Ukrainian top lot autumn auction of contemporary art at home will work Anatolia Krivolap "Horse. Night, "written in 2009. On the eve of bidding the work was estimated at 47 000 500 - 79 000 200 dollars, which is the highest estimated cost of participation in the history of Ukrainian artists at international auctions.
In 18 000 900 - 28 000 $ 400 estimated painting by Viktor Sidorenko from the project "Levitation." By the way, the work of this series were presented at the 50th Biennale of Contemporary Art in Venice in 2003 and at international exhibitions in Ukraine, USA, France and elsewhere.
 
Jobs Odessa artist Igor Gusev, "The Return of Elvis", which shows the young King of Rock 'n' roll in the suit astronaut NASA, previously estimated at 15 000 800 - 23 thousand 700 dollars. The picture belongs to a series of picturesque "Cosmo." Recall that the other work in this series - "Borat" - in May 2011 was sold at auction Phillips de Pury & Co in New York for 18 000 750 dollars.
The work of the "hole" Ukrainian Taisha 3.14 - artist who prefers to be discreet - was estimated at 6000 300 - 9000 500. Exactly the same estimate obtained Photo Ukrainian photographers, former Kharkiv and "heirs" Kharkov school of photography, masters of the genre "nu" Vitaly Vasiliev and Helen.
Among the top lots in afternoon trading Contemporary Art Phillips de Pury & Co - "rayting" Andy Warhol "Repent! And sin no more "(1985-86., 79 000 - 110 thousand dollars), an unnamed work Shendel Worlds (1956, 190 000 - 285 thousand dollars), silver skull Damien Hirst's" Requiem "(2007, 79 thousand - 110 thousand dollars).
Also in London, will be presented: the grotesque photograph of the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen work of David LyaShapelya, graffiti-on-canvas "Lenin on roller skates" Banksy, installation and Elmgrina Dragset and Olafur Eliasson, rare drawings by Andy Warhol mid-1950s, embroidered on cloth "Self," "grandmother of modern art," Louise Bourgeois, "The Chinese gifts," Ai Weiwei - brick house demolitions in wooden caskets from the remains of the destroyed Chinese temples, and many others.