Results of evening auctions of Russian Art Sotheby's

held in London yesterday evening auction of Russian art, arranged the auction house Sotheby's ( forecast AI can be read here ). At auction were 27 lots. Remained unsold 10 works, including painting Mikhail Nesterov «holy warriors Peresvet and Oslabya". Sotheby's experts had predicted to her care of 400-600 thousand pounds sterling. But "Country Fair» Boris Kustodiev , estimated at 1-1,5 million pounds, brought as much 2,84 million *! It is interesting that in 1995 the painting was sold at the "Russian Market Data» Sotheby's for only 49,2 thousand pounds.

second place in the list of the most expensive lots - cloth Isaac Brodsky "nanny with children» , almost a hundred years was considered lost. This rare piece took over 937 thousand pounds in Estimé 300-500 thousand. "Treasure» Nicholas Roerich , received the same evaluation, brought 702 thousand pounds.

very successfully sold the majestic "Landscape» Constantine Kryzhitsky . Price of this work exceeded the upper estimate more than three-fold. Buyer laid now for 289 thousand pounds (specialists auction house gave her assessment of 60-80 thousand).

is also worth noting the success of Alexander Yakovlev «Bridge in Fort -Archambault ", which shows the representatives of the African tribe Sarah, living in southern Chad. The product yielded 541 thousand pounds in Estimé 200-300 thousand.

* All prices include Buyer's Premium

Read the comments of the forum ARTinvestment.RU from the scene, from the auction rooms in London, here .

Material prepared Yulia Maximova, AI

Source: sothebys.com , artprice.com , artinvestment.ru

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