Russian at Sotheby's and Christie's

[SergeiSK]

In April, two auction houses hold auctions of Russian painting, graphics and applied art in New York. The number and value of lots leads Sotheby's; Christie's is selling a little bit of painting, but a lot of silver and cloisonne enamel.

The most expensive at Sotheby's estimated the canvas cabin academician Henry Semiradsky - his success with private customers, thus, continues unabated for the past century and a half. Written them "dance among swords" enjoyed a special love - a repetition exciting scenes with naked beauty, dancing amid the sharp blades, the artist did a few times. A great option, originating from the collection of Soldatenkova, kept in the Tretyakov Gallery. At the auction exhibited a smaller version (estimate: $ 600-800 thousand), from the beginning of the twentieth century, popular in America.

Nor lust, nor the smoothness and beauty of painting is not in shades of "motherhood" Basil Shuhaeva ($ 500-700 thousand), but there is a palpable forms and clear lines. The figure of the mother with the baby on her lap, experts say Sotheby's, meant for the elderly artist (painting was done in 1960 in Tbilisi), return to the classic images of Christian themes. However, the image of Our Lady of severe breastfeeding woman in a white robe close about the same as the heroine of Soviet propaganda poster "See if you're on the breasts?".

But with the evaluation of Yuri Pimenov is clear - one of the founders of the GRL is now very expensive, and the graphics he is even better than painting. "The Pianist" (mixed media on paper) - is a real expressionism 1920. Unusual angle, pose a difficult and strenuous arm movements artist and artistic provenance (formerly belonged to the administrator Theatre Stanislavsky-Danchenko Moscow) together gave the estimate: $ 500-700 thousand Another product with a good provenance - it's "View of St. Petersburg "written by Peter Vereshchagin: painting put up for sale a dancer and choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov in favor of its Center for the Arts in New York ($ 300-500 million).

In the $ 400-600 thousand estimated by Sotheby's temperature by Nicholas Roerich, a sketch for the opera Sadko by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and set design to which the artist developed in 1919. Staging was not performed, and sketches of scenery for her are very rare. For the same amount ($ 400-600 thousand) proposes "Still life with candle and a pot of" Boris Grigoriev 1920. During this period, the author of "Faces of Russia" has found his own style, combining elements of Neo-Classicism, Expressionism and Cubism: the artist could make the simplest things to play on the drama of canvas colors and shapes. In addition to the pot and a candle, in this gloomy Cast brush, a sheet of paper, knife, rope and soap.

His "Kids", a portrait of girl twins, on display at Christie's auction and priced in the $ 600-800 thousand light feeling of suspicion in the views, gentle, almost imperceptible touch of hands, white shirts and slightly parted wet lips - this allows many psychological portrait of the ambiguous interpretations. In the XIX century it was simply: "The peasant girl in the woods," Alexei Korzukhina just scared by noise in the bushes and grabbed each other out (1877, estimate: $ 80-100 thousand).

At Christie's will be presented to a small section of Russian Sixties - in particular the work of Oleg Tselkova (Five Masks ", 1979, $ 100-150 thousand) and Lydia Masterkova (" Abstraction ", 1964, $ 40-60 million). In the rich, according to tradition, the section of Applied Arts included a bronze sculpture of "Peter I" by Mark Antokolsky ($ 100-150 thousand) - a chamber version of the figure, which was used by the sculptor for the monument to the king, established in Taganrog in 1903.
Tatiana Markina
magazine Kommersant Weekend ", № 12 (3608), 08.04.2011

[Konstantin]

Сообщение от SergeiSK; 1589873"

most expensive lot at Sotheby's estimated the canvas cabin academician Henry Semiradsky - its success with private customers, thus, continues unabated for the past century and a half. Written them "dance among swords" enjoyed a special love - a repetition exciting scenes with naked beauty, dancing amid the sharp blades, the artist did a few times. A great option, originating from the collection of Soldatenkova, kept in the Tretyakov Gallery. At the auction exhibited a smaller version (estimate: $ 600-800 thousand), from the beginning of the twentieth century, popular in America.

Yes, he really loved this story. Here is a small version on sale in 2000.

technique on paper on board, oil
Size, cm 28,5 x52, 5
Provenance Collection of Coburg, Palais Coburg, Austria.
Donated by the mother of the present owner around 1950.
Note: Unclear signature at the bottom left.
Auction Sale
Name of The Dance
Date 23/11/2000
Auction house Sotheby's, London (GB)
Lot 47
Estimate 6000 - 8000 GBP (8,456 - 11,274 USD, 9998 - 13 329 EUR)
The result of 13,150 GBP (18,532 USD, 21,911 EUR)

Current job more.

technique on canvas, oil
Size 77x155 cm
Provenance -
Note -
Auction Sale
Title The Sword Dance
Date 04/12/2011
The auction house Sothebys, New York
Lot 11
Estimate 600,000 - 800,000 USD (384,615 - 512,821 EUR, 303,076 - 404,102 GBP)

[Konstantin]

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, in particular the work of Oleg Tselkova ( Five Masks " , 1979 , $ 100-150 thousand )

Tselkov , infection , is good . Recently, one bank has consulted , it was necessary to evaluate the work Tselkov , secured loan . And how much can be quickly sold . Work similar to this , large and approximately the year . I told them that for 80 000 $ just go away quickly .
Did not dare .
It will be interesting to see the result of this sale.

Year 1979
Category Paintings
Technique on canvas , oil
Size , cm 235x190, 5
Provenance -
Note -
Auction Sale
Title Five masks
Date 13/04/2011
Auction house Christies, New York, Rockefeller Plaza
Lot 55
Estimate 100,000 - 150,000 USD ( 64,103 - 96,154 EUR, 50,513 - 75,769 GBP)

[Кирилл Сызранский]

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works similar to this , large and about a year .

Jobs similar to that in 2007 Macdougall, e sold :

name Five persons /Five Faces
Technology Oil ; oil
Size , see 200x160
Provenance Collection Glezer.
Collection of Marie-Therese Cochin.
Private collection , USA .
Note: Signed and dated 1980 , also the signature and the inscription on the back of the Cyrillic and Latin .
Exhibitions :
Premiere Biennale de Peintres Russes, Centre des Arts et Loisirs du Vesinet, Vesinet, France, 1980 .
Exhibition of Unofficial Russian Art, Salone Fieristico, Rimini.
Date 15.06.2007
Auction house Macdougall
Lot 262
Estimate 170,000 - 220,000 GBP( 335,733 - 434,478 USD, 250,940 - 324,746 EUR)
The result of 223,194 GBP( 440,786 USD, 329,461 EUR)