Russian art at Sotheby's 21 and 22 April
ARTinvestment.RU   17 апреля 2010

At auction in New York will feature works from the collection of Paul Chelishchev American actress Ruth Ford, as well as 86 works of Ukrainian artists from the collection of Jacob's Change

In the spring auctions of Russian Art Sotheby's, which will be held on 21 and 22 April in New York, collectors will be offered the best works from private collections. Among the top auction lots - a group of works of Russian artist Paul Chelishchev from the collection of American actress Ruth Ford (1911-2009 ), estimated at $ 2 million.

special place at the April auction is a large Boris Grigoriev , Natalia Goncharova and Yuri Pimenov . In the arts and crafts will be presented to 40 products of Carl Faberge, coming from an American collection and do not appear on the market for several decades, as well as two Russian Imperial porcelain vase in a rare Chinese-style.

Russian painting - April 22, 2010

main auction April auction - film "The morning window Yuri Pimenov - one of the models of urban landscapes of the artist, which are among the most popular works of the Soviet period (estimate: 250-350 thousand dollars). His sketches of everyday life, unfolding against the backdrop of Moscow dawn - is the author's commentary on important social changes in the country. "Morning windows" represent a classic example of the passion of this master clash of epic and everyday, or as he called his book of essays, published in 1964 - "extraordinary ordinary».

During the spring auction will be also suggested by the classical work by Boris Grigoriev and Natalia Goncharova, including frequently published and exhibited "Still Life with a cat and onion (about 1928), Grigoriev (estimate: 300-400 thousand dollars) and artfulness" Still life with fish and flowers "Goncharova (estimate: 300-400 thousand dollars).

Ruth Ford and her brother, the Surrealist poet and editor Charles Henri Ford, close friends with Paul Chelishchev and inherit property of the artist after his death in 1957, introduced the public to his works, giving her things to the exhibitions and constantly adding to his collection with new wizard. At the April auction among works Chelishchev will be presented to "Man in tattoos" in 1934 (estimate: 250-350 thousand dollars). In the early 1930's Chelishchev began a series of papers on the theme of the circus, depicting acrobats, jugglers, strongmen and other circus performers. This choice testifies to the keen interest Chelishchev to the "blue" and "pink" periods of Picasso, samples of which he could see in the Paris home of Gertrude Stein. The restrained palette of works of the series is designed to strengthen the overall melancholic mood of this gallery of unusual characters who seemed to materialize from the grim fog of gas colors: gray, blue, yellow. Massive proportions, deep in thought "Man in tattoos" Chelishchev - one of the most characteristic works of this cycle.

The auction will also be proposed a "Portrait of Ruth Ford" (estimate: 100-150 thousand dollars). In 1937, Tchelitchew increasingly focuses on the genre of portraiture, creating a large gallery psychologically accurate images of his friends and contemporaries, including Constance Askew, Edith Situell, Lincoln Kirstayna and Charles Henri Ford. "Portrait of Ruth Ford, have reportedly been ordered by Edward James - British poet, patron of the Surrealists and the well-known collector. An elegant portrait of Chelishchev embodies not only beauty, but also childish spontaneity inherent Ruth. Eight hands, framing the composition, represent letters of the name Ruth in American sign language, often by artists and his contemporaries-Surrealists.

Russian objects of decorative art and Faberge - April 21 2010

At the April auction will a unique Faberge vase of lapis lazuli in gold legs in the form of dolphins - a masterpiece of the collection of Francis H. H. Jones (estimate: 50-70 thousand dollars). Built around 1913 in St. Petersburg studio wizard Henrik Vigstrema, the author of several imperial Easter eggs, this vase, filled in the neo-Renaissance style - one of the rarest and most sought-production samples of Faberge. Threatening Dolphins and artistic carving of a dark-blue azure refer us to a splendid example of stone vases from the princely collections of Italian XVI century. Jones Collection includes 40 lots of Faberge, which was acquired in 1960-70-ies with many of the best things from the famous collection Landsdell K. Christie.

Two porcelain vases Petersburg Imperial Porcelain Factory of Nicholas I (1825-1855), will also be presented at the spring auction (estimate: 200-300 thousand dollars). The same shape, they are decorated in a "Cantonese" style with scenes depicting warriors, on the one hand, and a group of tea, listen to music - on the other. Vase in the Chinese style is fairly rare for this time and therefore represent a unique opportunity for collectors.

After the recent success of Russian awards and prizes at Sotheby's pleased to present The Imperial Order of the White Eagle (workshop "Edward", St. Petersburg, about 1906-1908) - one of the main awards of tsarist Russia (estimate: 40-60 thousand dollars). Despite the fact that the exact date of establishment of the Order of the White Eagle is still disputed, most historians believe that it happened at the beginning of XVIII century. The Order was necessary to the Polish king Augustus II, whose power was often subjected to tests for rewarding his allies from both the Polish and Russian nobility. After the partition of Poland the Order was virtually abolished, while the Emperor Nicholas I is not restored it in 1831 as the Imperial and the Imperial Order of the White Eagle. His appearance also was modified: the original background of the red cross and white Polish eagle is now in the center wearing the double-headed Russian eagle.

Source: press release Sotheby's