Artist of the week: Robert Falk
ARTinvestment.RU   12 сентября 2012

Yesterday Ildar Galeev gallery opened an exhibition of Robert Rafailovich Falk – graphics and paintings from museums and private collections. The Vernissage was visited by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI

yesterday Ildar Galeev Gallery in the Big Kozikhinsky 19/6 opened Exhibition Robert Falk - graphics and paintings from museums and private collections.

biography on Falk (1886 - 1958), you can set milestones in the history of Russian art of the twentieth century. He started in the studio and Mashkov . In the 1910's - one of the founders "Jack of Diamonds» and member of " World of Art ». In 1920 - the teacher Art Workshops. In 1930 - "Russian Parisian." In the 1940 - unreliable "formalist." And after the war - one of the legendary "three F" (Falk, Fonvizin , Tabor ) - authority for the emerging generation of young nonconformists, quiet ideologue postwar non-art.

A unique exhibition is that many of the Moscow audience will see for the first time. Thus, some of the items could be raised from private collections, including the drums paintings. A number of them had not previously exhibited publicly. In addition, for the show managed to bring the schedule of regional museums, including items from the Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan (Kazan), where they were handed widow Falk. Exhibition can be considered partly anniversary - last year it was 125 years since the birth of the artist.

Robert Falk died in October 1958. Painstaking work on his artistic legacy for many years led Angelina Shchekin-Krotov - the last wife of the artist. Many things have been arranged in a museum in the 1960s and 1970s, carried out important exhibition. In 2006 he was issued complete catalog paintings by artist (composer Julia Didenko, published with the assistance of the gallery "Elysium"), with biographical text Shchekin-Krotova and monographic part Dmitry Sarabianov. Catalog-reason for Russian artists can be counted on one hand, it is very rare - and at Falk he actually is. The exhibition in the "Galeev Gallery" was another important step - graphics Falk published a catalog that includes the work of the regional museums and private collections. Drafters emphasized that this time it is not a reasonable, it is not a complete collection of graphics, but one of the most representative. The fact that the work of Falk is well studied and it is recognized experts, but still reasonable, significantly increases the security of buying these products for beginning collectors. Of course, at a certain vigilance, because the fake in the market are not uncommon.

most expensive things in the world of the artist long auction broke the mark of one million dollars and a million pounds. Today in dollar terms the most expensive painting Falk remains almost meter-long canvas "Trees." In 2008 it was sold at Sotheby's for £ 937,000 - 1.85 million. But this, of course, an exceptional case. In the present situation for painting it often comes to Estimate 200-400 thousand dollars. After a significant correction during the 2008-2009 crisis. price index of creativity Falk Artist's ARTIMX resumed strong growth.

exhibition is made with lots of love. And as often happens in the opening days at Galeev - Apple does not have a place to fall. This explains the fragmentary picture photo essay. For the minimum experience - enough, but Falk, especially its textured painting, you have to watch live.

On opening day went by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI

Ildar Galeev and curator of the museum, Kazan Photo by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI	Robert Falk Arbat. The roof in the winter. 1950 Private collection Photo by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI
Robert Falk Self. 1934-1935 Private collection Photo by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI	Robert Falk The girl with the mask 1939 Private collection Photo by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI
Robert Falk Bukhara. 1938 Private collection Photo by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI	Robert Falk Zagorsk. 1955 Private collection Photo by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI
Robert Falk Two sea bass. 1933 Private collection Photo by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI	Robert Falk Corn and pumpkin. 1952 Private collection Photo by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI
Robert Falk Lisa in pink. 1909 Private collection Photo by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI	Robert Falk Still Life. 1921 GMII Kazan Photo by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI
Robert Falk Still Life with shrimp and scallops. 1933 Private collection Photo by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI	Robert Falk Still Life with Lobster and bird 1933-1934. Private collection Photo by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI
Robert Falk Portrait of Shchekin-Krotova 1940. GMII Kazan Photo by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI	Robert Falk Solomon Mikhoels. 1948 Private collection Photo by Vladimir Bogdanov, AI