Confiscated paintings Kuznetsov and bullock exhibited in the Museum "New Jerusalem"
ARTinvestment.RU   23 сентября 2019

Three paintings from among the paintings confiscated by the former Minister of Finance of Moscow region and his ex-wife will be presented at the exhibition "Color. 90 masterpieces from the museums of the Moscow region", which will be held from September 28 to 29 March 2019

About it writes KP. According to their information obtained from of the Museum, we are talking about the paintings of "Pines on the shore" Ivan Shishkin, "portrait of an old man" Vasily Surikov (study to "Boyarynya Morozova") and "portrait of a girl in a red shawl" Konstantin Makovsky. Following this, examination is completed and fully authenticate all confiscated and transferred to the Museum of the works to be completed by the end of 2019. The fears of observers that there can be a lot of fakes (picture bought in hard times), did not materialize. KP also writes that even discussed the separate exhibition of the confiscated collection, which can be arranged at the end of the examinations. But this is just an idea, not decided.

Pattern Kuznetsov and bullock have shown the press in "the New Jerusalem" in early August, 2019. Among the works presented, the most expensive was a large picture of a boyar Konstantin Makovsky. The domestic auction market this could cost $250 000-300 000, and the top Western auction — from $450,000 (the current auction record for this artist — $5 450 000). The second value is probably among the presents was a large picture of Petr Konchalovsky in view of 1930-х years. For her price target — $200 000. Presented in the one day landscape with pine Ivan Shishkin in the domestic market is now worth $125 000-150 000. A sketch of Vasily Surikov with a man's head can be estimated at $15 000. All the paintings were probably purchased at a gallery and dealer markets. At auctions traces of them are detected.

Extradited from France AIX-министра of Finance of Moscow region is now on trial in Moscow. Alexei Kuznetsov is charged with embezzlement of billions of dollars from Moscow budget. His ex-wife Janna bullock went to the United States, with whom Russia has no extradition Treaty. Last year a Russian court in absentia sentenced her to 11 years in prison.

Vladimir Bogdanov, AI

Sources: kp.ru, njerusalem.ru

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