Set auction record for graphics Malevich
ARTinvestment.RU   21 июня 2018

"Landscape", 1911, was sold at the evening auction of impressionist and modern Christie's June 20 for 10.4 million dollars with the Buyer's Premium

Large square gouache "Landscape", 1911 refers to neoprimitivizma period of Malevich's art, when the artist perceived the experience of working in this style of the Western avant-gardists and their compatriots Natalia Goncharova and Mikhail Larionov. Before writing the "Black square" and the origin of Suprematism remained for another four years. But in the "Landscape" we see the characteristic of the future Suprematist canvases of Malevich's square format. The author valued this work — exposed her to the most important group and solo exhibitions, including the exhibition "Union of youth" and "Donkey's tail" in 1912, as well as the Berlin exhibition 1927. Malevich was taken "Landscape" among the approximately 70 works selected by him for exhibition in Berlin. Work this, as we know, was not destined to return to Russia during the life of the author. From the same group — paintings, "Suprematist composition", 1916, sold for a record $85,8 million in may of this year (2-е place in the rating of Russian artists).

as for the "Landscape", 1911, he was held in custody, along with four works in the family of the sculptor Hans von Rizena (1890-1969), who took Malevich in his house in Berlin. "Landscape" has never left the family background Rezanov until 1963, when it decided to sell through the auction house Lempertz. After a short stay of "Landscape" in the gallery Marlborough Fine Art it was purchased by the Art Museum of Basel, in the collection which was stored for almost 50 years and would continue to delight visitors at the Swiss Museum if it did not claim the heirs of Malevich. After the restitution in 2012, the heirs soon sold the Landscape to a private collection, from which six years later she found herself at the Christie's auction. Transparent provenance, extensive exhibition history and a personal relationship Malevich to this work undoubtedly played a plus. The work was sold for a record for the graphics artist £7.9 million ($10.4 million) including Commission. According to eyewitnesses, bought the work of Russian customer orders over the phone.

Total evening auction of impressionist and modern Christie's, held yesterday evening in London, brought $168,3 million Sold 37 lots from 45 to 96 % of the total estimate. Top-лотами steel landscape of Claude Monet's "Gare Saint-Лазар" ($32.8 million) and portrait of Dora Maar painted by Pablo Picasso ($25.4 million).

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: christies.com, artnet.com, antiquestradegazette.com, tass.com, artinvestment.ru