Stockholms Auktionsverk prepares Russian bid
ARTinvestment.RU   01 марта 2007

Swedish auction house Stockholms auktionsverk presented in Moscow «Russian auction», which will be held in two sessions: 13 and 14 March.

Swedish auction house Stockholms auktionsverk presented in Moscow «Russian auction», which will be held in two sessions: 13 and 14 March. Collection incredibly broad, diverse and representative - about 500 lots. Paintings collected top: from Ivan Shishkin and Ivan Aivazovsky and Alexander Yakovlev, and Ernst Neizvestny. Applied art is equally varied - from first-class silver, enamels, jewelry and furniture and clothes.

A feature of this collection is clearly proslezhenny provenans items. Golden, Radiant marina Ivan Aivazovsky «Turkish sailing boat on the shore» have appeared at auction - in 1996 at auction Christie's. At this time work Aivazovsky estimated at 425 000-480 000 euros, well below the London price for it. At the same auction will be presented yet another masterpiece by painter from Feodosiya - «sailboat in the moonlight». Silver track on a dark sea captivates the eye.

unusually expressive and work by Konstantin Makovsky. Filled with warmth and tenderness family portrait «A mother and daughter», written in 1884. This large canvas was auctioned from the private collection in Sweden. At the presentation of a collection of auction Ivan Samarin, chief expert of «Russian auction» said: «In Sweden, in private homes is a lot of Russian art. Sweden for many years, until the mid 1930's, has maintained economic cooperation with Russia. In Moscow and St. Petersburg had a large number of professionals from that country. Many bought the painting and interior decoration at auction in Moscow, and then brought them to Sweden. Now, when the Russian art greatly appreciate the many things the owners decided to make their home treasures to open bidding. Only when the prices are decent masterpieces go on open tenders ».

Presented in this auction and the collection of works by Dmitri Krasnopevtseva. Two of his works in 1965, the Swedish diplomat, bought itself the master. Today, the heirs decided to put these diplomat still lives at an auction. «Kubisticheskaya Composition» and «Still Life with Flowers» go to bid with the same estimeytami 16 000-22 000.

Pre-exhibition in Stockholm will take place from 9 to 12 March.