The painting "Marevna" not painted by Modigliani, says Collector

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The movie "Marevna" not painted by Modigliani, said collector

 Amedeo Modigliani painting "Marevna" (1919), displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts Pushkin at the exhibition "Paris School", considered a forgery. According to the publication The Art Newspaper, doubts about the authenticity of one of the largest Russian collectors, who wished to remain anonymous.

Russians told the publication that in 2006 over three million dollars would buy a picture, which depicts a portrait of the famous Russian artist Maria Vorobyova-Stebelskoy (Marevna) also represents the "Paris School", but changed his mind, having received the results of examination of paintings from the Swiss Research Institute of Art .

The statement said that some of the pigments used in paper, were made in 1940. Since Modigliani died in 1920, researchers have begun to doubt that the painting belongs to him. The publication notes that the picture of fake believe several other people in the Russian market, in particular, Natalia Kournikova, gallery director, "Our Artists", which in 2003 has organized the exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery Marevna.

In her view, the portrait no resemblance to the artist, which is not characteristic for Modigliani, who has always portrayed accurately conveyed. In addition, Kournikova says Marevna never mentioned that she wrote to an Italian, writes Lenta.ru.

Meanwhile, the reverse says Christian Parisot, Director, Institute of Modigliani Rome, who stated that he has the results of other examinations. From this it follows that all the colors have been produced by the artist's life. In addition, there is Parisot, in particular, the statement Marevna that she posed for Modigliani. The Institute of Modigliani also noted that the painting attributed to the artist in 1983, when Vorobiev, Stebelskaya was still alive.

Absolute confidence in the authenticity of the picture looked director of the Pushkin Museum, Irina Antonova. She noted that she knew of suspicions and considers useful in this discussion, where the origin is unknown or questionable pictures.

Modigliani painting is estimated at approximately EUR 9 million. The exhibition "Paris School", which opened on September 20, presents works by 50 artists including Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall and Kees van Dongen.

http://www.nr2.ru/culture/357443.html

[Seriy]

picture does not match the work under discussion.

[Vladimir]

Сообщение от Seriy

picture does not match the work under discussion.

better read on artinvestmente - there is a picture right.
http://artinvestment.ru/news/artnews...odigliani.html

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Pushkin Museum. Pushkin denies the existence of fake Modigliani exhibition at


MOSCOW, November 11 - RIA Novosti. Marevna portrait (artist Maria Vorobyova-Stebelskoy) brush Amedeo Modigliani at the "Paris School", which takes place at the State Museum of Fine Arts. Pushkin is not a forgery, told RIA Novosti on Friday the deputy director of the museum, the curator of the exhibition, Andrei Tolstoy.

On the eve of the publication The Artnewspaper with reference to an anonymous collector reported that exhibited in Moscow Marevna portrait from a private collection is not genuine.

"We have a huge number of documents attesting to the authenticity of this particular work: they gave the" Modigliani Institute - Archive, Paris - Rome "(Modigliani Institut Archives Legales Paris-Rome), which, inter alia, deals with attribution of his works. There is a confirmation of provenance, and the result of analysis about the pigments and other ", - said the source. By the way, the organization collaborates with the Russian Museum is not the first time: when it was organized by Exhibition "Meeting Modigliani", which was held in the Pushkin Museum in 2007.

According to the newspaper, and a collector himself a few years ago was going to get this work by Modigliani, but it did not suit the results of examination, which was done by the Swiss Institute for Art Research (Swiss Institute for Art Research), therefore the purchase, he refused.

"Then, perhaps, in hindsight the moment kind of annoyed and wanted to tarnish that has not got" - suggested Tolstoy.

According to him, the article did not directly said that the picture presented in the exhibition Modigliani - a fake. In addition, the publication committed a regrettable mistake - mixed picture. By the way, is currently on the web page of this article has no visual accompaniment.

"They have reproduced the portrait, which is not at the show in general - Jeanne Hebuterne (in 2010 he was featured on the pre-auction exhibition at Sotheby's in Moscow), so the reliability of the information provided is lost at once," - said the deputy director of the Pushkin Museum.

As for the portrait Marevna, he has already shown this year in the Czech Republic and Japan, remains on display - until the close of the exhibition is only a week left.

In addition, The Artnewspaper, citing a source in circles around the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation reported that at the conclusion of the exhibition is a portrait of the present owner bought from the sponsor and donated to the museum.

"As for the authenticity of Antonov (director of the Pushkin Museum) has no doubts about the purchase and so far there is no conversation," - concluded Tolstoy.

RIA Novosti has not yet managed to get comment the Ministry of Culture.

http://www.ria.ru/culture/20111111/486212545.html

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Сообщение от Konstantin; 2426961"

It is not clear how to catch - because I knew he was the chief judge .

He seems to be one of the top experts.
But, given its attribution and expert advice :

... a picture of the results of examination of the Swiss Institute of Art Studies .
The statement said that some of the pigments used in the work , were made in 1940 .