In France, a record price at a painting by Konstantin Korovin
ARTinvestment.RU   21 апреля 2008

April 21, 2008 at an auction «Pictures of XIX century and modern paintings», conducted by the French auction house Lombrail - Teucquam in the Paris hotel Druo, the work of Konstantin Korovin «Paris» (1923) was purchased for 559 038 euro

April 21, 2008 at an auction «Pictures of XIX century and modern paintings», conducted by the French auction house Lombrail - Teucquam in the Paris hotel Druo, the work of Konstantin Korovin «Paris» (1923) was purchased for 559 038 euro (including commission the auction house). This price was the highest ever sales of the artist at the French auction, where until now the prices are not higher than 115 thousand euro - in particular, «Type of Venice» (1912) was sold for that amount at auction Aguttes S. V. V. Hotel Druo 30 March 2007, the.

Sold 21 April Korovina work exemplifies the development of Russian artist impressionisticheskoy manner. Painting signed and dated. View of the city, representing Boulevard Sebastopol was made at a time when the artist settled permanently in Paris.

The last sale in France indicates that demand, and with it the prices of Russian art has been steadily growing, despite increasing in proportion to the number of forgeries (especially frequently and willingly forge late Korovina).

Source: www.lombrail-teucquam.com