Today Leonid Shishkin Gallery opens new facility in the former hotel "Ukraine", one of seven famous' Stalin skyscrapers "that became the symbol of Moscow in the twentieth century

Today, 28 April 2010, Leonid Shishkin Gallery opens new facility in the former hotel "Ukraine", one of seven famous' Stalin skyscrapers "that became a symbol of Moscow in the twentieth century. On the second floor of the renovated hotel Radisson Royal Moscow appears showroom gallery, where it will be submitted to the Russian art of the twentieth century.

Leonid Shishkin Gallery - one of the first private gallery in Moscow, was founded over 20 years ago. Member of the International Confederation of antiquarians and art dealers in Russia and CIS (MKAAD) and the International Confederation of Art Sellers (CINOA).

specializes in Russian art of the twentieth century, with special emphasis on the study of creative artists of the early century and "Stalinist academics. In recent years, was conducted over twenty exhibitions, including exhibitions devoted to Yuri Pimenov , Pyotr Konchalovsky and Dmitry Nalbandian . now the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg opened prepared by Leonid Shishkin Gallery exhibition Nikolai Smirnov .

works of Russian art from the collection of the gallery and see art lovers abroad - in London, Washington, Lisbon, Milan and Caracas. Gallery has participated in prestigious international art fairs, Milano Internazionale Antiquariato (Milan) and the first Russian Art Fair in London Russian Art Fair in June 2009.

Since 2000, Leonid Shishkin Gallery holds regular auctions , which presents the famous Russian painters of the late XIX - early XX century, the first names of Soviet art and the nonconformist 1960.

clients include the gallery - not only private collectors, but also Russia's largest museums, including the State Museum of Fine Arts. Pushkin State Museum of Lermontov in Tarkhany and the State Fund of Generations of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District.

summer 2009 collection of Russian art of Leonid Shishkin Gallery adorned the walls of the Saviour Hausa - the residence of U.S. Ambassador in Moscow. The exhibition was timed to coincide with the official visit of President Barack Obama in Moscow. In addition, a whole series of projects jointly with international organizations - in particular, the gallery regularly organizes a charity auction (with the participation of the Organization of American women, and ARC - Action for Russia's Children).

Showroom Galleries Leonid Shishkin in a luxurious hotel Radisson Royal Moscow will present works of the most famous Russian artists and XIX - XX centuries, a wide range of collectors and spectators, including foreign guests of the Russian capital. Opening a new gallery site will help promote the domestic arts and strengthen its status abroad.

Kustodiyev , Adultery and Petr Konchalovsky, Yuri Pimenov and Alexander Dejneka , Dmitry Nalbandian and Sergei Gerasimov - this is not a complete list of names of artists, whose work is represented in the stands Leonid Shishkin Gallery.

Source: press release Leonid Shishkin Gallery