Bailiffs arrested icons from the inheritance collector de Bouar

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Justice has triumphed, yesterday was the transfer of REN on this subject, the widow of Love (Elizabeth), and museum workers behaved simply rude towards the other heirs. (EA)
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The collection of paintings by the late collector of antiquities Michael de Bouar (Elizabeth) once again became the center of the scandal. Collection valued at $ 30 million seized bailiffs, ITAR-TASS.
Arrest was effected by a decision Presnensky district court in Moscow by making a claim. "The reason for the court decision will serve as the division of property among heirs de Bouar," - noted in the Office of the Federal Service of Court Bailiffs of the Moscow region.
Recall that at present one of the richest private collections in Russia iconic claimed several heirs de Bouar: his widow and nurse Tatiana de Bouar, his ex-wife, Elizabeth Love, and three children.

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The saga of the paintings began in mid-February, when the widow of a collector Tatiana de Bouar told reporters about the "kidnapping of the century" - from the State Museum Tsaritsino disappeared 191 icon.

The "stealing" the plaintiff accused the ex-wife of Michael, Love Elizabeth, but she assures me that took a collection of icons from the Tzaritzyno not secretly, but openly, on the Rights of the possessive. According to her, a collection of icons was presented to her by Michael de Buaro during his lifetime. However, deed of gift was not decorated. So it is necessary to determine the heir to the court.
It is worth noting that Michael E. Elizabeth (de Bouar) was married five times. The last wife of the collector became his nurse Tatiana, and the marriage was issued in September 2009, 11 days before the death of Elizabeth.
Love Elizabeth married Michael in 2002, but already in 2008 the couple divorced. Nevertheless, they maintained a strong friendship, and Elizabeth was engaged in the collection, followed the restoration and exhibition organization in Tzaritzyno.

However, in the last days of Michael E. took strong medicine, so that the former spouse does not undertake to say that when he married his nurse, it was of sound mind. But to say that the marriage, Elizabeth is not going to.

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The former wife of the famous Russian collector dismissed a complaint.
Moscow City Court today dismissed a complaint of a former spouse of the famous Russian collector Michael de Bouar. Love Elizabeth challenged the arrest of seventy-five icons, which she gave to the museum named after Pushkin. Told the lawyer Ruslan Koblev, representing the last couple Collector - Tatiana de Bouar.
He said that in such a way was lawful arrest icons as security measures for the actions of children de Bouar sharing inheritance. In this case, according to Koblevo, the fate of hundreds of works of ancient art is still unknown.

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Lawyers for the former wife of Michael de Bouar (Elizabeth) Elizabeth Love was asked about a criminal case on smuggling of three icons from the collection of de Bouar. As RIA Novosti reported with reference to the Russian Agency for Legal and Judicial Information System (RAPS), specialists Rosokhrankultura found these work among lots of trades that took place in the UK.

At the tender MacDougall's Russian Art Auctions, which were held in London from 7 to 10 June, were on display the icon "St. Simeon the Righteous with selected saints, Our Lady of Kazan to the Saviour, evangelists and selected saints and the Virgin Hodegetria (lots 52, 58 and 118, respectively). On the page with the outcome of trades have information only on the first icon, which was sold more than 15 thousand dollars. Others work or were withdrawn from the auction, or were not sold at the time of publication of the list.

Advocates for the interests of Elizabeth Love said that in London had sent an official request about bidding. Rosokhrankultura not yet made a formal comment on the matter.

In February 2010, the widow of a collector Tatiana de Bouar (Michael de Bouar married her after her divorce from Elizabeth's Love) has announced the theft of icons from its collection on display in the museum Tzaritzyno. Later it became known that the icons took Love de Bouar, which, according to representatives of the museum and provided work for the exhibition.

Their rights to part of the collection attempt to prove in court as the children of the late collector - Andrew Vyazemshev and Irina Berezhnaya. At 75 works, which were transferred to the Pushkin Museum of Fine, the court seized. Location of at least 117 icons from the collection remains neizvestnym. /lenta.ru

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The icons have been arrested Moskovsky Komsomolets number 25 731 on August 29, 2011

Hereditary feuds for the collection of icons of Michael de Bouar lead to a new trial?

At the State Museum-Exhibition Center "ROSIZO" police officers found and arrested the 52 icons from the collection of Michael de Bouar. 75 more icons - the most valuable part of the collection de Bouar late - at the beginning of this year, were arrested at the Pushkin Museum. Now the objects of ancient art have to go three children de Bouar and his last wife, Tatiana, a former nurse collector, a marriage which was concluded a few days before Michael's death. Penultimate wife love Elizavetino collector, however, still hopes to appeal the decision. Who will see the icons and whether their audience, understood the "MK".

This inheritance dispute two years ago. It started with a scandal at the Museum "Tsarina", where 192 were the icons after the show. Love Elizavetino exported meeting a few months after the death of her ex-husband. She had every right to do, in fact, according to the documents, it is also there and gave her. However, Tatiana de Bouar accused of kidnapping love works. Since then, 75 icons Elizavetino managed to give the Pushkin Museum, and the rest hidden. As a result, Presnensky court found unlawful act of giving.

- I will not give up, the wording of the court decision is absurd - says Elizavetino. "MK" caught it right at the cemetery where buried, her former husband. - It's like if I had recognized the man, or allowing the object! Savagery ... I'll give necessarily appeal.

Love Elizavetino wanted to achieve a private museum where the collection was exhibited controversial icons. Or otherwise make available icons for a wide audience. Actually, for this purpose and it was giving the icon the Pushkin Museum. And what they want heirs de Bouar?

- They want to see the collection was indivisible - said "MK" lawyer Tatiana de Bouar and his children, Ruslan Koblev. - They will put the icon in museums, in the same Pushkin, perhaps. Michael de Bouar bequeathed to the collection is indivisible. And what's the first thing done Elizavetino? Divided, and gave her a part in the Pushkin Museum Pushkin!

- Giving the State collection, as trying to make Elizavetino, the heirs are not going?

- No. But fret saw her, as on every corner Elizavetino says, they are not collected.

But going to accuse Elizavetino that it illegally holds the icons. 65 icons are still in some stores of the capital. And the heirs want to attract Elizavetino prosecuted for false accusation. She has repeatedly stated that part of the icons were trying to sell abroad. Total Michael de Bouar over 30 years of collecting has collected approximately 600 iconic images. The court questioned only two hundred.

- We have been carefully studied the documents and concluded that Love Elizavetino would have to continue to manage the collection, which, in fact, she has done during the life of her husband - says the former head of Rosokhrankultura Viktor Petrakov. - It provided as the owner of the icon to exhibition, with the knowledge of Michael Paton. Elizavetino going to give the best of the Pushkin Museum. Pushkin and presented. Let the court decided differently. But her actions underscore the desire to preserve icons and Lubov memory of the collector. A part of the icons, the rest from the heirs, suddenly appeared in a Western auctions.

History confusing, and the lumen it is not visible. But what is surprising - the controversial 192 icons are estimated at $ 30 million. There is evidence that many influential collectors have already turned their attention to the icons of the late de Bouar. In the antique circles it is rumored that one of the largest collectors of Michael Perchenko going to make the case to hand to help is not particularly versed in the art market successors to sell the icon.

But the most sensible position, which is shared by many - to leave the collection to Russia and to the public. Material: Maria Moskvicheva
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Love Elizavetino, the former wife of Michael de Bouar collector, has agreed to transfer the rights to nearly 200 ancient icons of children de Bouar. On it informs RIA Novosti news agency quoted the lawyer Ruslan Koblev heirs.

Elizavetino also agreed to return the icons that are located her. In 2010, de Bouar icon exhibited at the Museum "Tsarina", after the exposition ended, the museum gave Elizavetino icons, because it gave them an exhibition.

Later it was reported that 75 icons have been transferred Pushkin Museum of Fine, but then Presnensky Court in Moscow, where to file a claim de Bouar children, admitted the decision to transfer icons Pushkin illegal.

The dispute over the collection of de Bouar arose after his death in September 2009. The agency notes that the collection should pass to his widow and children, but it took Elizavetino. At the moment the court is considering a lawsuit child collector "Solicitation of unlawful possession of icons and the restoration of estates." It is assumed that at the last meeting be signed settlement agreement. The solemn transfer of the heirs of the icons will be held January 30 in the Museum of Russian icons.

Collection de Bouar, which is estimated to date =============, is one of the largest private collections of icons in Russia. In total, it includes 192 icons, rare specimens of the XIV-XVII centuries, as well as icons of modern times XVIII - early XX century.

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The icons have gone to the world. kommersant.ru 31.01.2012

Agreement reached on the collection of Michael Elizavetino

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Yesterday, finally decided the fate of one of the most valuable collections of Russian icons - collection of Michael Elizavetino (de Bouar). Inside the Moscow Museum of Russian Icons settlement agreement entered into children and the wife of the collector. The details - Tatiana Markina.

Michael Elizavetin de Bouar, a businessman, in the mid-90s - adviser Boris Yeltsin, began collecting icons in the late 1970s, a large part of the collection was formed in Soviet times to the early 90's there were about 100 boards. In 2007 he bought a collection of collector Abraham Glezer, which included an additional 100 boards. Just a collection of about 400 works, this value has roughly half of 190 boards. According to experts, this collection - the largest and most significant in the world in quantity and quality of collection of iconography. It presents the different eras and schools of icon painting, from the XV to the XIX century, it creates a complete picture of the whole of Russian icon painting. Official estimates the amount of the collection does not exist. Of the different mouth sounded and $ 30 million and € 70 million, for an unprecedented collection of icons a lot.

The collector died in 2009. A year earlier he had divorced his wife, Lyubov Elizavetino, and two weeks before his death to get married to Tatiana de Bouar. The best part of the collection at that time was on display at the Museum "Tsarina". When those who passed the back of the icon Love Elizavetino took them back, Tatiana de Bouar announced that the icon was stolen. It began a long trial, and relatives of the collector together in two opposing groups: Tatiana de Bouar and three children, collectors, on the one hand, and Love Elizavetino - on the other.

Elizavetino love, art historian and collector, presented his collection: during the marriage with Elizavetino de Bouar it a lot it worked. However, the court did not recognize her rights, and, moreover, was arrested at the time of collection of icons on the metal of the XX century, which belonged to her personally. At the same time on the antiques market in London, there are three icons that belonged Elizavetino de Bouar (from the secondary, "exchange" part of the collection, which remained in the house of a collector). In the end, after many mutual accusations, trials and appeals to their decisions relatives collector decided to go for a settlement.

As a place for his imprisonment was chosen Museum of Russian Icons Mikhail Abramov as the largest institution in the field of private collectors of icons. Gathered at the table in the office of Michael Abramov Elizavetino relatives and their lawyers have signed all the papers. After that went down the hall, in which 64 have packed icons - those that until recently were in the hands of Love Elizavetino (part of the collection, was arrested by the court at the Museum of Private Collections Pushkin Museum, where they gave Love Elizavetino, other icons stored in ROSIZO). Experts and restorers unwrapped them, and Tatiana de Bouar on behalf of the heirs of (what the court found her children and collectors, two of whom - Irina and Michael, also attended), put a check in the catalog of the collection.

The question "b" as to why she refused to continue the struggle, Love Elizavetino replied: "It lasts for two years. But I want to go further, I have things to do in life. The collection is now famous, everyone knows about it, she would always associated with the name of Michael Elizavetino remained undivided. This is the main, what he dreamed of - the collection should be unified. " The same lawyers emphasized by Tatiana de Bouar children and collectors (they do not talk to reporters.) "The collection has remained intact. It belongs to the heirs without allocating shares its fate they must decide collectively," - said the "b" lawyer Ruslan Koblev.

"We made the heirs of an offer to purchase the entire collection," - said the founder of the Museum of Russian Icons Michael Abrams. By arrangement with the museum priceless boards can spend a week, after which the heirs will have to decide to take them somewhere to store or exhibit or sell the whole collection as a whole.

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gathered around one table in the office of Michael Abramov Elizavetino relatives and their lawyers have signed all the papers

" We did the heirs of an offer to purchase the entire collection ," - said the founder of the Museum of Russian Icons Michael Abrams .

So thank goodness it was all over in all fairness .. good luck Tatiana.