Ilya Glazunov required to withdraw from Sotheby
ARTinvestment.RU   31 мая 2008

At the Russian Sotheby auction

At the Russian bid Sotheby's, which will be held in London on June 10, exhibited the picture «View of the Kremlin», whose authorship is ascribed to the People's Artist of USSR, the rector of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture Ilya Glazunov. The artist did not create this picture and asked to withdraw it from auction. Glazunov requested statements in Sotheby's and Rossvyazohrankulturu.

Scene «View of the Kremlin» offered for auction by lot number 415 and the previously estimated at 16-24 thousand U.S. «The painting" View of the Kremlin "is not mine, it was terrible and I was compromised as an artist. I will demand from Sotheby's to remove this trash from bidding. Yes on Arbat draw better than those poddelschiki - said Ilya Glazunov. - Just took the "daub bad" and put under my name. I categorically protest, demand that removed the fake, which is issued for my picture. Kremlin. Horses. The horror of it. I'm in such plots was not ». «I believe that the greatest beastliness, even a criminal offense, put up for auction is a picture, do not ask for confirmation of ownership from a living artist. Moreover, it is unworthy of such a reputable auction as Sotheby's », - expressed outrage artist. He recalled that when Marc Chagall was alive, he always sent pictures of works attributed to him for confirmation of authorship. «If this continues, I turn to Interpol. I insist: if auctions continue to sell my work, their representatives should contact me for confirmation. If this does not happen, I believe this behavior disrespect towards the artist », - noted artist.

According to Glazunov, the authors of the forgery, and want to earn the name of the artist, his reputation and humiliate poor estimeytom: «In 1988, at an auction of Russian avant-garde and Soviet contemporary art in Moscow, who conducted the Sotheby's, my little work worth more than 30 Thousands of U.S. artist finds it strange that the small work sold for almost 20 years ago, «have been evaluated highly, but it is a great canvas want little money». At the suggestion of some experts who believe that the outrage caused by Glazunov rather than false authorship, and low estimeytom pictures, he responded well: «Those who think so - just idiots. The honor of the artist and a citizen than mercantile considerations ».

Glazunov noted that the authenticity of several works by Russian artists also exhibited at Sotheby's auction, it is also in doubt. The artist said that he did not know where could be attributed to his work is purchased. «Interesting to ask where it was purchased by the work. You can find out a lot and then clear », - said to Glazunov, noting that none of his personal exhibition, it could not be bought.

Representatives of Sotheby's confirmed receipt of a statement from the artist and was told that it is now seized of the matter. Glazunov also sent a letter to the Rossvyazohrankulturu. «Within the framework of authority to comply with copyright law, we supported the requirement of the People's Artist of USSR, the rector of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture Ilya Sergeyevich Glazunov withdrawing from auction Sotheby's, to be held on 10 June 2008 in London, the painting« View Kremlin »and acceptance measures on copyright », - said deputy head Anatoly Vilkov Rossvyazohrankultury.

Source: www.kommersant.ru