Sotheby's will show erotica
ARTinvestment.RU   14 февраля 2017

Thematic auction "Erotica: passion and desire" will be held on February 16 in London. Of Russian authors at the auction there will be Pavel tchelitchew and Georgy Guryanov

Despite the catchy title, the catalogue appears almost chaste. The European Nude, Asian graphics, contemporary and antique sculptures, pin-ап. Especially no passion, no desires. Sometimes the organizers had only one speaker cube (as in sculpture Antony Gormley) to classify the lot to the category of erotic.

Among the ornaments of trading — graphics Egon Schiele (estimate $220 000-310 000), photographs Helmut Newton ($50 000-75 000) and Robert Mapplethorpe ($7 500-10 000). But that's about it. Although there is, of course, the question for the Amateur and connoisseur. So, most you flip through "Leg" even will not look. And experts on the topic will pay attention to what shoes-то on these legs is not easy wearing and special.

Estimate — from $250 for a modern sculpture to almost a million dollars for a French bed rich finishes. Almost any purse.

Among the lots — two Russian. "the Bathers" by Paul Chelishchev — one of the most expensive, exposed with an estimate of $370 000-620 000. The second Russian lot — canvas "After the battle" Georgy Guryanov (estimate $10,000 to 15,000). Both, as you might guess, is not about women.

the Auction will be held next Thursday. Start bidding at 14:00 London time.