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Robbery because private collectors - IA Morozov and SI Shchukin .


 Yes really admire , praise for Shchukin and Morozov courage , taste and vision . And in general, it's good that these masterpieces in Russia.
That's only one of us think would strongly objected - if someone tried now we take and pass the state what that little.
And it's not millions, but billions in current prices .

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acetate, so I kept Antonov. About the robbery is not a very obvious question , for the cost of Shchukin paintings were hardly significant compared to its capital. And during his lifetime , this collection was not worth a lot of money . When he lost everything in Nice he did not want to communicate more with Matisse - for him it was a past that is gone and bylem overgrown . It is unknown what would happen to the collection, he had brought it to Europe . IMHO, it is likely that give the collection to the state did not have an unacceptable solution , te fact that you call " robbery " .

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I here posted reconstruction mansion Shchukin hanging from his collection.

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Сообщение от Seriy

acetate, so I kept Antonov. About the robbery is not a very obvious question , for the cost of Shchukin paintings were hardly significant compared to its capital. And during his lifetime , this collection was not worth a lot of money . When he lost everything in Nice he did not want to communicate more with Matisse - for him it was a past that is gone and bylem overgrown . It is unknown what would happen to the collection, he had brought it to Europe . IMHO, it is likely that give the collection to the state did not have an unacceptable solution , te fact that you call " robbery ".

  Did not quite understand what does , Antonov ? If anyone was opposed to the various calls for restitution , return works on any terms , so it was late restorer Yamshchikov Sawa ( thanks to him is not distributed in Yeltsin's mess ) always stand firm - no return , negotiations will not lead .
  A position Antonova - let's conduct an equal dialogue and negotiate - recently saw a program with her participation 15 years ago , can then position
 became tougher , but what a difference now - there mules.
 About me robbery word was said. Granted, he bought not for millions , but I'm sure it was not a gift, I do not know how to sell their work , French artists , and in Russia in the late 19th century, the prices were either healthy, several thousand rubles full pay , see prices Levitan , Surikov , Serov, Nesterov (meaning large software stuff).
 Although the price is not important here collector sorry your things regardless of price. So it's hard to imagine what they felt and thought Morozov and Shchukin . And the fact that after losing Shchukin collection and emigration began to gather again - very well understand it ! Not many are able to begin to build on the ashes ! Well, that hands on not imposed and stayed alive . Gathering - it is a passion , a passion painful , and if deprived of this opportunity collector or collection ....
 And about billions wrote , so from a position of heirs, and the way they live healthy and are in Russia.
 And my selfish opinion - that works well for us.

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Сообщение от Cyril Syzran

I here posted reconstruction interior stairs and halls of the mansion SI Shchukin hanging from his collection .

 Yes Seriy such beauty lose - you can get cranky , do not deal in money, he did not collect because this was not. And he certainly was minimal disagree.

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and he did not collect because this was not.
And he certainly was minimal disagree.

Absolutely!

Man just killed, he quietly lived out.