Auction «Russian conversation. Vek XX »is carried out for the second time. The first auction of the same name was organized Russian Art Gallery in May 2007

KONSTANTIN Yuon Summer landscape. 1948. Lot number 44. Estimeyt: 110-120 thousand U.S.

Viktor Popkov sitter. 1966. Lot number 65. Estimeyt: U.S. $ 45-50

Auction «Russian conversation. Vek XX »is carried out for the second time. The first auction of the same name was organized Russian Art Gallery in May 2007. They are a guide galleries sought to refute the view that the pictures are not a serious demand for the current generation of collectors. The results of the first auction exceeded all expectations of organizers (sold 68% of collections), so it was decided that the annual arranging trades on the Russian genre painting.

At the next auction exhibited about one hundred lots, including the early work of Vasily Kandinsky, the work of Nicholas Tarkhova, Constantine Юона, Sergei Gerasimov, David Burliuk and other artists. The bulk of the collected to auction a collection of genre works on the history of Russia, the village life, as well as the Soviet reality. Participants in the auction will be able to see through the eyes of artists of great historical events, village ceremonies last century, portraits of contemporaries.

This year the Russian Art Gallery has decided to expand the boundaries of pre-exhibition and introduce the collection of the auction at the famous restaurant Stepan Mikhalkov «Indus» (Plotnikov Pereulok., 15), which enables business people to «experience the beauty». Director of the Russian Art Gallery Alexey Bogachev hopes that it will allow fans to buy new Russian art.

Russian Art Gallery - one of the leading auction houses, which determines the market value of works of Russian painting XIX - XXI century. Founded in 2003 as a non-profit partnership, now gallery is a unique collection of modern classics of Russian painting, as well as the cultural heritage of our country.

In the Gallery of over 2000 works by Russian artists. The main task of the Russian Art Gallery - to attract wide public attention to the painting of the twentieth century, the formation of a new generation of collectors, who would have been proud continuers metsenatskih traditions Tretyakova, Mamontova, Morozova. At each exhibition and auction visitors will learn interesting details about the lives of artists and the history of the exhibited paintings.

In recent years, there has been a steady increase in the prices of works by Russian and Soviet artists, is increasingly successful in the business of people pay attention to the painting as a prospective investment tool. Russian Art Gallery does not seek to reduce their activities only to the «blow hammer», but makes each seasonal auction this cultural event.

Pre-exhibition will be held from 15 to 19 May at the restaurant «Indus» (Plotnikov Pereulok., 15) and from 20 to 22 May at the hotel «Soviet» (Leningrad Prospekt, 32 /2).

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