Auction Galleries Leonid Shishkin 09/23/2010

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Soviet classics on Neglinnaia
The auction will take place on September 23, 2010 at 19-00

Leonid Shishkin Gallery will open a new auction season to traditional auction of Russian art of the twentieth century, which will be presented over 80 paintings and graphic works 1910 - 1990. Auction of "The Soviet classics on Neglinnaia" will be held September 23, 2010 at 19:30. We draw attention to something that has changed date and time of bidding, they will be held on Thursday evening, not Saturday as previously.
The format remains the same auction, the collection consists mainly of works of Soviet art, and many famous names - academics Gabriel Gorelov and Vasily Yakovlev, the founder of Tatar art Bucky Urmanche and many others. Emphasis was placed on the works created outside of any formal order and policy. Landscapes created in the best traditions of domestic realist school of the XIX century, and still lifes, are distinctly reminiscent of the legacy of the "Russian Impressionism, as well as genre scenes, telling about the daily life of ordinary people - in the real value of Soviet art.
One of the undoubted top lots - fabric Victor Samorezova "motor ship" Russia "in 1955 (estimate 350-400 thousand rubles). Exquisite color pictures - a subtle combination of cool blue, green and gray tones, beautiful craftsmanship in the transfer of water surface and sky, the general emotional content of paintings - all this gives an indication of the outstanding talent of marine painter.
At the auction on Sept. 23 and will feature the works of artists whose names are well known to regular bidders in the Leonid Shishkin Gallery. Luxury still lifes with flowers talented theater artist, an associate Yuri Pimenov OST to unite and work in the movie Catherine the Grain, sonorous color landscapes of the Soviet "Cezanne", a student of Petr Konchalovsky Boris Korzhevsky and cheerful, spectacular paintings of Nicholas Gorlova occupy places of honor in the auction catalog. Special attention should be fine on the mood "Interior with a candle" in 1980 Nicholas Gorlova and colorful composition Boris Korzhevsky "Pines. Summer "1970. Both works put up for auction with a preliminary estimate of 100-120 thousand rubles. Author axiomatic portrait of Vladimir Lenin Noah Gedenidze, whose work was rediscovered Leonid Shishkin Gallery, is represented by three works of 1950 - 1980.
From the works of early twentieth century, it should be noted sophisticated graphics student Konstantin Korovin Dmitry Toporkova (in particular, his sketch kinoplakata to play "Black Bag", estimeyt 15-20 thousand) and an abstract composition of 1920 (estimate 80-100 thousand rubles), artist-visionary Ivan Nadueva.
The postwar art is represented in a variety of artistic movements 1950 - 1960. Thus, the work of talented Soviet painter Max Birstein "Festival" in 1957 (estimate 150-180 thousand) and "Still Life with African masks" in 1960 (estimate 240-260 thousand) of his pictorial language of the plastic back to the style of Russian artists of the older generation - violent "bubnovovalettsev. One of the greatest masters of "severe style" Peter Ossovsky - representative of a very different artistic language, his painting "The city walls" (estimate 180-200 thousand) terse and reticent.
(http://www.shishkin-gallery.ru/auction_20100923.html)

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Interesting lot ..

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September 23 Leonid Shishkin Gallery opened a season auction of Soviet classics, which took place in a room on the nonlinear Galleries, 29. Was presented 82 lots created in the period from 1910 to 1990 - a stylish abstract graphics Ivan Nadueva, vivid landscapes sezannistskie Boris Korzhevsky, lyrical portraits of girls' Boris Sholokhov, Central Russian species Nina Petrovich, Theodore and Nicholas Shurpin Gorlova. Buyers are actively traded for a picture Korzhevsky "Pines. Summer ", which was sold for 72,000 rubles. Another top lot last auction, on the delicate mood of "Interior with a candle" Nicholas Gorlova was sold for 70,000 rubles.

Honored interest was aroused by the work of masters: Max Birshtein, George Matuszewski, one of the closest disciples of Mikhail Bulgakov, Fyodor Nesterov, as well as the founder of Tatar art Bucky Urmanche. Traditionally enjoyed strong demand paintings November Gedenidze, whose identity was discovered Leonid Shishkin Gallery a few years ago.


Sold 50 lots out of 82.

September 24, 2010