Sotheby's show in Moscow's top auction lots of Russian Art
ARTinvestment.RU   20 мая 2008

The exhibition of top lots auction of Russian art, to be held in London on 9, 10 and 12 June, will be held at the Museum of Architecture named Shchusev from 23 to 25 May

exhibition of top lots will be auction of Russian art at the Museum of Architecture named Shchusev from 23 to 25 May. In Moscow, after the exhibition in Kiev bring 25 pieces of Russian art of XIX-XX centuries - works by Ivan Aivazovsky, Boris Kustodiev, Marc Chagall, Konstantin Korovin, Natalia Goncharova and Alexandra Exter.

The most expensive lot upcoming auction to be held in London on 9, 10 and 12 June, will be «Still Life with Fruit» 1913 Natalia Goncharova, and presented by the French poet Guillaume Apollinaire Cubism theory. Preliminary assessment of canvases is 3,9-5,9 million U.S. Two other works of the artist executed in this period (prior to her departure for Paris), are in the collections of the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg ( «Still Life with hams» 1912) and the London Galleries «Tate» ( «Lingerie» 1913) . At an exhibition in Moscow, bring another piece Goncharova - «Still life with red flowers and peaches» (estimeyt 1,9-2,9 million).

In addition, the Museum of Architecture will see the unique early work of Marc Chagall «Allah», written by them during the training at the St. Petersburg school in Elizabeth Zvantsevoy 1909-1910-s (estimeyt 2,7-3,5 million). Will also be shown «Young Ukrainian» Vladimir Makovsky and «Girl with birds» Alexandra Exter.

As a complement to the top auction lots of Russian Art Sotheby's, followed by its main competitor Christie's, had provided for the exhibition in the Tretyakov Gallery prerafaelitov work, bring to Moscow three pieces, announcing auction of impressionist and modernist, to be held in London on 23 June. In the Moscow public an opportunity to see works by Paul Gauguin «Vases and fan» (estimeyt 3-4 million), Edgar Degas «Woman of the toilet» (estimeyt 1-1,6 million) and Pierre Bonnard «green pots terrace »(estimeyt 1-1,6 million).

Source: www. rian.ru , www.sothebys.com