"Russian auction” Sotheby's on November 2. Price forecast

ARTinvestment.RU – 22.10.2009,13:44

November 2 in New York to take place "Russian auction» Sotheby's. Consumers will be offered 122 the lot - painting the XIX and early XX century, icons, objects of silver and Faberge items.

Among the top lots of the auction - 20 works from the collection of Phyllis and Samuel Schreiber (Phyllis & Samuel Schreiber), which is considered one of the most outstanding collections of Russian art in the United States. Back in 1970 the couple began buying works by artists such as Natalia Goncharova , Mikhail Larionov , Boris Grigoriev , Vladimir Baranov-Rossine , etc. In November 2007, Sotheby's presented 9 works from the collection of Schreiber, one of which, "Bells" Goncharova, brought 3 million pounds (and was ranked third in the list of the most expensive works of the artist). At the auction on November 2 and will be painting the famous Amazons vanguard « Still life with flowers and fish ». Sotheby's experts estimated it to 400-600 thousand dollars. Provenance of a solid: its first owner was a prestigious Galerie Beyeler (Basel), then spent some time painting in the collection of the Paris Museum of Modern Art, and then went to the meeting of the British publisher Edward Hulton (Edward Hulton). Schreiber bought the painting at Sotheby's auction in 1985. According to AI, «Still life with flowers and fish" will find a buyer close to the lower boundary estimate - 400 thousand dollars. Thing spectacular, but the fish in the foreground of "eats" a significant part of traditional decoration. In its own way interesting, but still waiting on Goncharova not cold beauty Krasnopevtsev .

Natalia Goncharova Still life with flowers and fish Oil on canvas. 70 x 55,5 Estimate: 400-600 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 400 thousand dollars Lot number 37. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

Natalya Goncharova Still life with flowers and fish. Oil on canvas. 70 x 55,5. Estimate: 400-600 thousand dollars. Forecast AI: 400 thousand dollars. Lot number 37. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

Another painting that has received estimate 400-600 thousand, - « Rural Road » Baranova-Rossini. This exquisite work was written in 1911, when the artist lived in Paris. At the same Sotheby's on Nov. 26, 2007-like picture "Autumn Forest" (of comparable size - 89.5 x 65.5) went for 356.5 thousand pounds (about 731 thousand dollars) in the evaluation of 300-500 thousand pounds.

Vladimir Baranoff-ROSSINI rural roads. 1911. Oil on canvas. 70 x 87 Estimate: 400-600 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 400 thousand dollars Lot number 32. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

Vladimir Baranoff-ROSSINI rural roads. 1911. Oil on canvas. 70 x 87. Estimate: 400-600 thousand dollars. Forecast AI: 400 thousand dollars. Lot number 32. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

From the collection Schreiber also occur two lithographs El Lisitsky - thumbnails to the avant-garde production of "Victory over the Sun". This futuristic opera was written in 1913. The author of the music made Michael Matyushin , the text composed by Alexei Kruchenykh , and the first art director was the Kazimir Malevich . In the early 1920 Lissitzky mind to make of "Victory over the Sun" electro-mechanical performance: the actors were replaced by a puppet, controlled by a special setup. Unfortunately, the project was not implemented. In 1923 in Berlin came a folder with lithographs (circulation of 75 copies), on which were painted puppets and scenery. At Sotheby's will « plastic figures for electromechanical representation » (estimate 30-40 thousand dollars) and « Guardian » (estimate 18-22 thousand). In all these works of AI involves care for the lower estimate. For the lottery graphics too much, but it is very influenced by these images, symbols, avant-garde - while the main contribution of Russian art in the world the artistic process.

El Lissitzky plastic figures for electrical and mechanical performance. Sketches of characters from the opera "Victory over the Sun» 1923. Lithograph (edition of 75 copies). 51,5 x 42 Estimate: 30-40 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 30 thousand dollars Lot number 41. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

El Lissitzky plastic figures for electrical and mechanical performance. Sketches of characters from the opera "Victory over the Sun". 1923. Lithograph (edition of 75 copies). 51,5 x 42. Estimate: 30-40 thousand dollars. Forecast AI: 30 thousand dollars. Lot number 41. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

In addition, Sotheby's will be presented gouache Goncharova « Annunciation », estimated at 35-45 thousand dollars. This work was created in 1909, in the heyday of Battle of Kosovo -style artist, which served as the principal architects of the church and the Old Russian icon painting splint. According to AI, find a lot of new customers without exceeding the estimate - for example, over 35 thousand dollars. This stems from the size: this is too small gouache.

Natalia Goncharova Annunciation. About 1909 Gouache, pencil. 27 x 20,5 Estimate: 35-45 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 35 thousand dollars Lot number 28. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

Natalya Goncharova Annunciation. About 1909. Gouache, pencil. 27 x 20,5. Estimate: 35-45 thousand dollars. Forecast AI: 35 thousand dollars. Lot number 28. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

Another interesting graphic work from the collection Schreiber - « Costume design for a production of" Faust "» Alexandra Exter (estimate 40-60 thousand dollars). This drawing was done in gouache in 1927, when the artist lived in the capital of France and taught at the Academy of Contemporary Art Fernand Leger (Fernand Léger). At work is a stamp of authenticity Simon Lissima - a friend of the artist, to whom she bequeathed all that was in her studio. Lissy gave Exter works for exhibitions, gave them to museums. Sketch of "Faust" was bought at auction Sotheby's, which took place three years after the death of the owner, in 1984. Figure exhibited in many prominent galleries, including the Berlin Der Sturm, Paris Galerie des Quatre Chemins and New York's Leonard Hutton. According to AI, leaf can find a buyer with significant excess of estimate - up to 120 thousand dollars.

Alexandra Exter Costume design for the production of "Faust» 1927. Gouache on paper. 54 x 36 Estimate: 40-60 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 120 thousand dollars Lot number 34. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

Alexandra Exter Costume design for the production of "Faust » . 1927. Gouache on paper. 54 x 36. Estimate: 40-60 thousand dollars. Forecast AI: 120 thousand dollars. Lot number 34. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

Landscape Pavel Kuznetsov under the name « Kislovodsk »estimated at 300-400 thousand dollars. Spouses Schreiber acquired on Phillips in 1991. In the 1920's and 1930's of the Kuznetsov went to travel on the Black Sea coast, where he completed a series of landscapes. Presented at Sotheby's canvas is one of the toughest, but is unlikely to set the record price for work Kuznetsova. Now the first two places in the list of auction achievements of the artist took the paintings sold at the very tender on Nov. 26, 2007: "Still Life with Decanter" brought 288,5 thousand pounds (about 577 thousand dollars), and "Mount Beshtau near Pyatigorsk - 180, 5 thousand pounds (about 361 thousand dollars). Size of all the works are comparable. Forecast AI for "Kislovodsk" - 300 thousand dollars or less.

Pavel Kuznetsov Kislovodsk. Oil on canvas. 84,5 x 63,5 Estimate: 300-400 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 300 thousand dollars or less Lot number 38. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

Pavel Kuznetsov Kislovodsk. Oil on canvas. 84,5 x 63,5. Estimate: 300-400 thousand dollars. Forecast AI: 300 thousand dollars or less. Lot number 38. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

Using the catalog cover - gouache paintings by Boris Grigoriev of the cycle « Faces of Russia » (around 1923), previously estimated by experts of the auction house in the 400-600 thousand dollars. "Faces of Russia" are a continuation of the famous series of "race", dedicated to the Russian countryside. In a letter to the curator, Christian Brinton (Christian Brinton) artist, wrote that in his childhood he was struck by the "animal" of the Russian people: "... the main color of my" Faces of Russia "is a typical peasant color ..." Portraits of the men and women, exhausted by overwork, but full of natural forces - Grigoriev created these works are already in exile (the artist left Russia in 1918). Later he renamed the series in the "Faces of the World", thereby emphasizing that the human soul and destiny are the same everywhere. Works from the series "Faces of Russia" appear at auction is not so often, and each of their sale becomes an event. The November Sotheby's should not be an exception. Forecast AI - 400 thousand dollars. Work is good, but - graphics.

Boris Grigoriev From the series" Faces of Russia » about 1923 Estimate: 400-600 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 400 thousand dollars Lot number 22. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

Boris Grigoriev From the series "Faces of Russia". Around 1923. Estimate: 400-600 thousand dollars. Forecast AI: 400 thousand dollars. Lot number 22. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

Another interesting work Grigorieva, « Mother and Child » (1918), has received an estimation of 500-700 thousand dollars. This is one of the few paintings by the artist, where his wife Ella is depicted with his son Kirill. Work exhibited at the First State Free Exhibition of works of art, which was held in 1919 in the Winter Palace. An earlier portrait of Ella with Kirill, written in 1915, is stored in the State Russian Museum. "Mother and Child" comes from the collection of the Berlin collector.

At the auction will also be represented by several works from the collection of Frankfurt Myrrh (Myrrha Frankfurt) - collector of Russian origin, in 1950 settled in New York. Frankfurt communicate with such prominent figures of culture, as Mstislav Rostropovich, Sergey Sudeikin and Robert Falk . Latter she often helped when they both lived in Paris (in 1930). As thanks the artist gave her a few pictures. One of them, « Two women in the shade of trees », Sotheby's experts valued at 150-200 thousand dollars. The human figures on the canvas that will fit into your landscape, and, despite the expressive brushstrokes, composition work produces downright idyllic impression.

Robert Falk Two women in the shade of trees Oil on canvas. 60 x 73 Estimate: 150-200 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 150 thousand dollars Lot number 43. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

Robert Falk Two women in the shade of trees. Oil on canvas. 60 x 73. Estimate: 150-200 thousand dollars. Forecast AI: 150 thousand dollars. Lot number 43. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

Consumers also have the option to buy a wonderful « lyrical landscape » Abram Manevich , has been received from the American private collection. The work is very decorative. According to some collectors, this Manevich - one of the most interesting upcoming auction lots. Estimate cloth is 60-80 thousand dollars. Manevich - singer of "quiet nature", it is equally inspired and backwater Ukrainian towns, where he spent his childhood and adolescence, and "one-story" America, where he moved after the Revolution. In the product Manevich most striking trees, whose branches and trunks form a bizarre, almost abstract patterns reminiscent of "modern". Rather, the picture was painted shortly before or shortly after arrival in the United States.

ABRAMOV Manevich lyrical landscape Oil on canvas. 80 x 92 Estimate: 60-80 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 130 thousand dollars Lot number 50. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

ABRAMOV Manevich. Lyrical landscape. Oil on canvas. 80 x 92. Estimate: 60-80 thousand dollars. Forecast AI: 130 thousand dollars. Lot number 50. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

Cloth Russian Impressionist Konstantin Korovin « Y window »estimated at 600-800 thousand dollars. It was done in 1923, when the artist was in Berlin. Perhaps it was exhibited at the personal exhibition of the artist in Karl Nikolai Gallery. That period in the artist's life was, to put it mildly, not easy, but the work differs joy and romanticism. Since the late 1960's she was in a German private collection. According to AI, this big, meter work will find a buyer within the estimate - for example, for 650 thousand dollars.

Konstantin Korovin the window. 1923. 110,5 x 76 Estimate: 600-800 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 650 thousand dollars Lot number 20. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

Konstantin Korovin the window. 1923. 110,5 x 76. Estimate: 600-800 thousand dollars. Forecast AI: 650 thousand dollars. Lot number 20. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

« Portrait of a Girl », executed Alexey Kharlamov , estimated at 100-150 thousand dollars. In general, investors would be good to take a closer look to the writings of this famous salon painter of the XIX century. According to the rating ARTinvestment.RU, he is among the top ten Russian painters of profitability and growth. "Portrait of a girl" nice and expressive. He grace any antique interior. And, according to AI, the planned 150 thousand dollars is quite easy to him.

ALEXEI KHARLAMOV Portrait of a girl Oil on canvas. 60 x 47,5 Estimate: 100-150 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 150 thousand dollars Lot number 17. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

Alexei KHARLAMOV Portrait of a girl. Oil on canvas. 60 x 47,5. Estimate: 100-150 thousand dollars. Forecast AI: 150 thousand dollars. Lot number 17. Sotheby's. 02.11.09

20-22 October with lots of upcoming Sotheby's auction in Moscow shown on pre-auction exhibition at the Historical Museum. Several windows with the imperial jewels, and probably 15 pieces of paintings. It is clear that drove the best. Is that the portrait of Ilya Repin was very so-so, and everything else has made an impressive effect. And the good things and a great canvas Lagorio . Very nice landscape . But the main impression the two - gouache "Faces of Russia" Grigoryeva and "Reclining Nude» Zinaida Serebrya . It seems to be two graphs, Serebryakov and does sketch development, and sacrificed everything - and luminous seascapes, lush and vivid Exter ... The forum ARTinvestment.RU Sotheby's pre-auction exhibition in Moscow in a separate photo essay .

As the whole price situation, then as the exhaustion of the crisis does not become easier to predict. For example, again it is unclear what will happen to the dollar. Green old man sank again that stimulates rid of him, hiding in the eternal values. Plus buyers hungry for art for 9 months of crisis diets. On the other hand, instability fairly patted the public, collectors during this period did not become richer. So the AI did not have a bet on "Jordania" in the upcoming auction. It's still early. But another positive should be noted: the good things at the auctions became more. And this is a symptom that deliverer anticipate improved market conditions.

Material prepared Yulia Maximova, AI

Forecasts - Vladimir Bogdanov, AI

Sources: sotheby's. com , artinvestment.ru