On the correctness of the list of "12 most expensive Russian artists"

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Сообщение от Mr-y

I think that any museum in the world with pleasure gained monumental work Briullov, Ivanova, Repin same Aivazovsky, Kuindzhi.Tolko they can dream about it.
And here we are in the Hermitage all their brilliant artists.

Museum, who appeared to wish to buy or Repin, Ivan Aivazovsky, he immediately would have done it - it's just nothing compared to the value "of their geniuses" (in extreme cases, could declare a national subscription, as was done in the UK for the possibility of buy Titian for 50 million pounds - would be thrown off, and bought myself some Shishkina there or Kramskogo).

The implication: no desire to lay oneself out to Briullov and Kuindzhi they do not have, preferring to acquire additional works of the same genius artists - Rembrandt, Rubens, Hals. And who blame them for this?