"Russian week" spring 2020 went online and lasted until the summer
ARTinvestment.RU   11 мая 2020

The auction house smashed by date themed auction of Russian art, traditionally held in early June in London

the First "Russian week" 2020 will be held in unusual format.

In-первых, it almost certainly will be online — however, given the circumstances, one that is not surprising. In-вторых, contrary to tradition, when the auction house will coordinate the dates of its Russian sales and they all take place in London almost simultaneously, for 3-5 days (so-called "Russian week"), this time the dates of these trades lasted almost three months.

the First swallow was Russian auction house MacDougall's, which has opened its online-аукцион Important European Collection Of Russian Art on the platform Invaluable is April 30, 2020. The catalogue includes 182 lot of painting, drawing and sculpture, created between the mid-nineteenth to late twentieth century. Starting prices for lots range from £140 to £85 thousand, and the top-лотом is "a view of the Eiffel tower at night" by Konstantin Korovin estimate: £150 thousand — £250 thousand Full catalog can be viewed here. The auction ends may 16, 2020.

Trading Russian Pictures auction house Sotheby's held too early — from 26 may to 2 June. The auction catalog is not yet published, but among the top-лотов almost two-meter called "Coast of Naples" brush of Aivazovsky, the painter's wife portrait of Konstantin Makovsky and Moscow view the work of Alexei Savrasov. In addition, the promise of interesting theatrical graphics of Nicholas Roerich. Auction decorative-прикладного art Russian Works of Art will be held immediately after the auction of paintings and drawings, from 9 to 17 June. Top-лотом these trades are expected to be set for tea (teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl) the work of Feodor Rückert for fabergé with an estimate of £60 THD — £80 thousand

Conclude this series of London's Russian auction house Christie's, whose auction of Russian Art scheduled for July 22. Whether it will be online — not yet known.

the Issue of auction of Russian art of another permanent participant of Russian week — house Bonhams — is still open, but in the official schedule of bidding Russian art in the coming months does not appear.

the Material was prepared by Maria Kuznetsova, AI

Sources: sothebys.com, christies.com, macdougallauction.com