Works from the collection of Mikhail Baryshnikov at the New York gallery ABA
ARTinvestment.RU   15 ноября 2012

First meeting of the legendary dancer will be shown publicly in this volume - the audience will see about 100 graphic works, including works by Goncharova, Larionov, Benoit Sudeikina, Cocteau, etc.

Gallery ABA , 3 - 15 December 2012
7 East 17th Street, New York

in December in New York ABA Gallery will host an exhibition of works from the collection of Mikhail Baryshnikov's "Art, with whom I live." First meeting of the legendary dancer will be shown to the extent publicly. AVA Gallery will show over a hundred graphic works of Russian, European and American artists, including works Natalia Goncharova and Larionov , Alexandre Benois and Sudeikina , Jean Cocteau and David Salle.

Alexander Yakovlev No title. 1923 66,7 x 51,4 Source: Press Release ABA Gallery

Sergey Sudeikin Costume design for the ballet "The Devil of the woodwork." 31,75 x 27,3 Source: Press Release ABA Gallery

AVA Gallery owner, Anatoly Bekkerman: "We are pleased to present the exhibition" Art, with whom I live, "which continues our long-standing friendship with Mikhail Baryshnikov. I am happy that we can open to the public yet another facet of the great talent Baryshnikov ».

History Collection Mikhail Baryshnikov began in 1975 - in a Paris gallery, where he gained a graphic portrait of Sergei Diaghilev, performed by Jean Cocteau and Christian Berard sketch for "Mozartiana" Balanchine. Since then, he deliberately sought work for its collection dedicated to ballet and theatrical subjects. Baryshnikov long time did not consider himself a professional collector, a nomadic artist artwork replaced his home. Part of the collection is invariably accompanied by the owner in traveling and touring around the world. Just to hang on the wall of her treasures next temporary shelter, Mikhail Baryshnikov felt comfortable.

Natalia Goncharova Untitled 49,53 x 74,93 Source: Press Release ABA Gallery

Leon Bakst Costume design for the ballet" The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. " 1911 Source: Press Release ABA Gallery

Passion Baryshnikov surrounding embraced with all seriously. He received lavish gifts, not only from friends and colleagues. Mikhail Baryshnikov says amazing event, when an unknown elderly man came up to him after the show and gave the work of Valentina Gross (Hugo) - one of her sketches from Vaslav Nijinsky in the ballet 'Roses Vision ».

Today the foundation meeting of Mikhail Baryshnikov are sketches of the scenery and costumes, paintings co scenes rehearsals and theater performances, portraits of actors and dancers. Among them - the unique collection of graphics by Alexander Benois, by Sergei Sudeikina, Mstislav Dobuzhinsky , Mikhail Larionov, Jean Cocteau, Eugene Berman, Leonor Fini, Raoul Dufy.

But over time, a growing collection has to go beyond the theatrical ballet theme. Widened and its temporal boundaries that now cover a considerable period of Ilya Yefimovich Repin («Portrait of a Woman") to . Collection was replenished rare early drawing Leon Bakst («Horse"), graphics, Joseph Brodsky, work Alexander Yakovlev , Nikolai Lapshin , Anatoly Zverev , Oleg Tselkova , as well as works by contemporary artists and theater Valeria Dorrer, David Salle.

OLEG virgin Source: Press Release ABA Gallery

Pavel Tchelitchew Source: Press Release ABA Gallery

According to the critics, despite a marked preponderance of theatrical subjects, currently meeting Baryshnikov is a compilation of the author's exquisite works of Russian, French and American artists, which primarily reflects the tastes and emotional structure of the collector.

As acknowledged by Mikhail Baryshnikov, he realized the true value of their collection only after various experts, gallery owners and art dealers, praised his collection.

The exhibition" Art, with whom I live, "Anatoly Bekkerman, owner ABA Gallery, will show the best of the meeting of Mikhail Baryshnikov.

Source : Press Release ABA Gallery