The results of the-2016. The most expensive paintings of Russian artists at international auctions. Photo
One of our favorite final top-10. All of these artists — is a real pride of Russia. And Yes —, the rating we include all authors who were born in the Russian Empire, regardless of whose citizenship they further took
which is why the rating of Russian artists or someone like that, "artists orbit Russian art" traditionally tops mark Rothko — native Latvian Daugavpils (then Dvinsk, Russian) Marcus Yakovlevich rothkowitz, who later became a legend of American and world art. It also includes a former Russian lawyer with German and later French passport Wassily Kandinsky — father of abstract art. With Kandinsky in ranking adjacent to his colleague Alexei Jawlensky, which the whole world knows under the noble von Jawlensky. Next — Chaim Soutine, a native of the Belarusian town of Smilavichy, Russian and Parisian, a native of Vitebsk, Marc Chagall. And closes the top ten taken by parents from Bialystok, Grodno province the artist Max Weber.
top-10 of paintings by Russian artists in 2016 compiled according to the traditional rules of ratings ARTinvestment.RU: place of birth — Russia, one the artist — one picture, sell — only auction (no gallery and dealer), and prices in dollars in descending order. In particular, if we have not used the rule of "one artist — one painting", the top-10 this time would consist of four paintings by Chagall, two — Soutine, two paintings Kandinsky, plus Rodchenko and Rothko. Well, rule it turns out all-таки fun and diverse.
what's the point? In-первых, it is beautiful! In-вторых, expensive and, therefore, prestigious. And only-третьих, informative. Because in the first place for the beauty of such ratings and are — additional ambitious tasks in front of them and not put.
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Top-10 of paintings by Russian artists at auction in 2016
mark ROTHKO Number 17. 1957
oil on Canvas. 232,5 × 176,5
evaluation of the auction: $30 000 0000-40 000 000
sale Price: $32 645 000
Christie's. 10.05.2016
artinvestment.ruWassily KANDINSKY Hard — flexible. 1935
oil on Canvas. 114 × 162,4
evaluation of the auction: $18 000 000-25 000 000
sale Price: $23 319 500
Christie's. 16.11.2016
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Marc CHAGALL the Wedding at the Eiffel tower. 1928
oil on Canvas. 88,9 × 116,6
evaluation of the auction: $7 000 000-10 000 000
sale Price: $10 127 294
Christie's. 02.02.2016
Source: artinvestment.ruChaim SOUTINE Corridor. About 1928
oil on Canvas. 77,8 × 66,9
evaluation of the auction: $6 000 000-9 000 000
sale Price: $6 500 519
Christie's. 16.11.2016
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Alexander RODCHENKO Construction no. 95. 1919
oil on Canvas. 65 × 40
evaluation of the auction: $3 100 000-4 300 000
sale Price: $4 554 531
Sotheby's. 29.11.2016
Source: artinvestment.ruAlexei JAWLENSKY Girl with a scythe. 1911
canvas on Board, oil. 72 × 49
evaluation of the auction: $2 900 000-4 300 000
sale Price: $3 196 604
Phillips. 09.02.2016
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Ilya CHASHNIK the Seventh dimension. Suprematist relief. Beginning 1920-х
Mixed media. 26 × 22,5
auction: $125 000-190 000
sale Price: $3 008 770
Sotheby's. 29.11.2016
Source: artinvestment.ruNicholas de Stael Composition. 1951
, oil on Canvas. 73 × 100
evaluation of the auction: $1 700 000-2 800 000
sale Price: $2 472 145
Christie's. 08.06.2016
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Ivan SHISHKIN At the edge of a pine forest. 1897
oil on Canvas. 109 × 162
auction: $730 000-1 020 000
selling Price: $2 014 621
Sotheby's. 07.06.2016
Source: artinvestment.ruMax WEBER new-Йорк. 1913
oil on Canvas. 101,6 x 81,3
evaluation of the auction: $1 500 000-2 500 000
sale Price: $1 925 000
Christie's. 19.05.2016
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so in the end — kind of bonus-трек: Pavel tchelitchew. This Russian surrealist recently established personal record, and only slightly held on to the top-10 at the end of 2016. Painting Chelishchev "Concert" was sensationally sold at Christie's five times more expensive than the estimate, and now occupies 11-ю place in the list of the most expensive works of Russian art sold at auction in 2016, with the result $1 735 000.
let me Remind you that we have recently summarized preliminary results for the domestic Russian art market. The report was published three domestic auction record, most expensive painting 2016 was the "Regiment" Helium Korzheva, sold for $370 000.
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