Contribution to the history of forgery. Kustodiyev by an unknown artist

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Сообщение от FAIv

story is actually interesting and instructive. Where will it all end? Will auction now "up" and give it money and how much and when, and how much Kolov spend time on this "lucky" winner Kustodieva acquired a solid (yet without the quotes) auction.

While only a court ...., and five years have passed ..
Less and less time Vekselberg ...
"... According to the accepted international rules, the term liability of any auction house for the authenticity elucidated by auction lots is limited to five years, that is the case with" Odalisque "is the term expires in November 2010. Publication of the opinion that the trial was publicized precisely because of time before a decision is less and less ...."

The Russian businessman Viktor Vekselberg, sued the auction house Christie's, charging him with trafficking in forged paintings. It is reported by The Daily Telegraph.

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According to the newspaper, Vekselberg filed a lawsuit against Christie's in London's High Court, claiming that the painting Boris Kustodiev "Odalisque", bought in 2005 for 2,5 million dollars, was a forgery.
Company Aurora Fine Arts Investment (AFAI), owned by Vekselberg, requires the auction house to return the money and pay compensation to the billionaire. According to the company, the picture painted by an unknown artist to have worked under Kustodiev.
AFAI alleges that in 2006 asked Christie's to cancel the transaction, but the auction house said that he had to conduct their own investigation into the incident. In the end, Vekselberg's company sent the painting to the auction house in 2009, but no response from Christie's has not yet been received.
Viktor Vekselberg is one of the richest people in Russia, according to magazine Forbes. Condition Vekselberg was rated magazine in 2010, 6.4 billion dollars.
(Lenta.ru)
(The Daily Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture

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useful information from the fifth volume of "Catalogue of counterfeit works of art?

From site ARTinvestment.RU:

In the past month Rosokhrankultura published the fifth volume of the Catalogue of forgery. It included 900 works of art, 100 of which were not mentioned in previous editions. One of the major surprises was the inclusion in the catalog picture "Odalisque", attributed to Boris Kustodiev. In November 2005, this work was the top lot of the "Russian Trading» Christie's. When Estima 180-220 thousand pounds she brought 1.69 million (2.93 million dollars for the then exchange rate).

According to the publisher of the Catalogue of fakes Vladimir Roshchina, there is no doubt that the "Odalisque" is bogus. This was confirmed by specialists of the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum and the GRC them. Grabar, as well as Independent Expert Vladimir Petrov. "

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In the catalog of Christie's auction states that "Odalisque" was written by a famous artist in 1919. It bears the signature of the Cyrillic alphabet "B. Kustodiyev, 1919.. " The basis for the film, according to legend, served as a charcoal drawing 1915 "Reclining Nude". The first owner was a cloth Maskovsky Leo, who lived in the 1920's in the Baltic.

Representatives of Christie's said that they were aware of the examination center and Grabar, Vladimir Petrov, but in order to cancel the deal, they need to conduct their own examination. However, so far, they said, the painting do not let them.

The auction house gives buyers a guarantee of 5 years. If during this time, two experts recognize the product of false and their conclusions will be approved by the buyer and Christie's, the money paid for the work will be returned.

In the "Catalogue of fraud" was another job, sold at Christie's, - the landscape winter sun in the pine forest ", allegedly written by the artist Andrew Schilder. Landscape was sold for 8,5 thousand pounds at auction, held in July 2000. Shortly after the auction from the new owner began to doubt the authenticity of the paintings, and he turned to the experts. May 30, 2001 Christie's to cancel the sale.

Among the other forgeries - "Summer fishing lake in the woods" Elijah Ostroukhova, sold at Sotheby's in May 2002. Representatives of the auction house said that over the attribution of the painting to them nobody addressed.

The problem of counterfeit facing most dealers engaged Russian art. "Every month I am asked to see 10 paintings and 9 of them are false - laments the London dealer James Batteruik (James Butterwick). - Many Russian collectors make purchases without consulting with competent experts. If the work is credible, then it has a provenance, which can be easily checked.

Many works from the "Catalogue of fakes" - "turned" Western painting artists of the XIX century. Some pictures of Russian Realist may be difficult to distinguish from the canvases of their foreign counterparts - artists have followed the same trend, sometimes even studied under the same master, so the experts make mistakes in the attribution. Sam cataloguer Vladimir Petrov in 2005, said that is a true 20 false pictures. He urged his colleagues not to ashamed to admit his mistakes.

Material prepared by Julia Maksimova, AI

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Summer Fishing on the lake in the woods "" Elijah Ostroukhova ", friends who have photos?

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Federal Service for Supervision of Law for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (Rosokhrankultura)
 

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Сообщение от Eugene

So far, only the court ...., and five years have passed ..
Less and less time Vekselberg ...
"... According to the accepted international rules, the term liability of any auction house for the authenticity elucidated by auction lots is limited to five years, that is the case with" Odalisque "is the term expires in November of 2010. The publication believes that the trial was publicized precisely because of time before a decision is less and less ...."
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as Vekselberg has already made a claim, then he missed the 5-year term, and another thing that they can be considered over the years.

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Michael Perchenko (collector, director of the gallery, The Old Masters:

"... The professionals, for example, evokes a smile, when the proud new Russian says:
I still buy at Sotheby's and Christie's. "In fact, the world's leading auction do not exist for buyers - only to dealers, art dealers. The market there is very structured. After all, in fact, the auction is not responsible for the product sold. He selling things, based on their point of view - as they write in the directories "within its own jurisdiction." or on paper, with which the product comes, or - in the opinion of the man who brought it up for sale. For serious buyer is not enough. A trader by purchasing a painting at Sotheby's, conducts her research. And, if it says - yes, this is the author - that is responsible. First, reputation, and secondly, money. One or two puncture - a small little world. You can not imagine themselves, with what speed reaches gossip from Paris to Moscow and from Moscow - in New York. That is - a private dealer, the owner of a large, good picture, has no room for error. He has the right to "vparivanie." selling, as a rule not very expensive paintings, he said: "I think that this is the author." So it costs to buyers, which he was not very interesting. If he communicates with "their" buyer - it is better not work, it is better not to sell now , for which there is any doubt. For her, there are many other people. And now imagine: the auction room and sit 250 professionals - burns, cynical. And that, they will Luohu cheap to buy a masterpiece? "Yes, he would buy them or what they absolutely do not need, or the price they would drive him to such heights that it would be cheaper to apply to the same dealer. For specialists, the words "I buy at Sotheby's an indicator of possible early escape from the person - let her buy ...."
http://www.anglclub.ru/lib/press-01.html
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Clever words.
"Specialists" auction house Christie lit
Vekselberg to a tenfold increase in price (from home) + fuflyak Provisional Government ...

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auction house Christie threw Vekselberg to a tenfold increase in price (from home)

And who Vekselberg traded (price increased tenfold)? With the auction house? With "phone", with the Bid by absentee?

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Сообщение от Eugene

+ fuflyak Provisional Government ...

Do you think they knew that exhibited "fuflyak?

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Сообщение от Eugene

It should be at the Jura ask, he seemed to attend the auction this ..

You mean this?

Сообщение от uriart

I was just on those trades.
And I remember how to get Tiesenhausen off work from the wall, people who have it inspected before the sale.
For some reason he did not really want to do it.
In his even raised his voice, which threw him into the paint.

Well, if so, it turns out that even before the auction had serious doubts about the authorship of "Odalisque".

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Unfortunately the person who asked to remove the picture from the wall, I was not familiar. Yes, and Vekselberg's face, I did not know before.
It is now his picture flashed on the pages of the press and the Internet.
Obviously people were sent to make this purchase. Perhaps that was viewed by other people who also traded for this work.
In general, it was a minor incident prior to the sale. But many in the hall then pay attention to this. Since the tone of the people asked to remove work from the wall was very commanding. We can say that it was mandative tone.
I remember back in the hall stood a fake bronze sculpture A. Archipenko
and two vases with Novodel used H-I. These items were a simple way.
In the catalog they were listed. But for some reason they put in the hall. Maul suddenly a wealthy man interested.
This Tithengauzen still the rogue! I have twice had a conflict with them.