Rare work of Kandinsky to be exhibited at Christie's auction
ARTinvestment.RU   22 сентября 2008

«Sketch for Improvisation number 3», written in 1910, appears on the bid Impressionist and Modern works on 6 November. The work is estimated at 15-20 million dollars

It is a rare work of one of the founders of abstract art Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944) will be traded famous auction house Christie 's.

an artist in 1910 «Sketch for Improvisation number 3 (Studie zu Improvisation 3)» art collectors will be offered at a price of 15 to 20 million dollars at an auction of works of the Impressionists and modernists, to be held in New York November 6 .

Kandinsky their works shall be conventionally divided into «impressions», «improvisation» and «composition». The creation of the first abstract paintings improvisation relates to 1910. According to art critics, they mark a clear departure from the plot to a more saturated color in an abstract form, enabling the viewer to freely indulge in feelings, which provides color.

in the series of avant-garde artist created 36 paintings, giving them serial numbers. Christie's experts point out that «Sketch for Improvisation number 3» «permeated with the spirit of the Slavic mysticism» and is characteristic only for the interpretation of artistic modernism Kandinsky.

On the same evening, Christie's will put on auction a magnificent «Still life with book, pipe and glasses» (Livre, pipe et verre) painted one of the most important representatives of Cubism, Spaniard Juan GRIS (Juan Gris, 1887 -1927). It was written in 1915 and is estimated from 12,5 to 18,5 million dollars.

Attention collectors will no doubt attract and sculpture Alberto Giacometti (Alberto Giacometti, 1901-1966) «Three way I» (Trois Hommes qui Marchent I). It was established a distinguished Swiss sculptor, painter and the schedule in 1948 and appears on the bid with estimeytom from 14 to 18 million dollars.

will go under the hammer of the English sculptor Henry Moore (Henry Moore, 1898-1986), as well as paintings by Henri Matisse (Henri Matisse), Pablo Picasso (Pablo Picasso) and Paul Cézanne (Paul Cézanne).

Sources: newsru.com , artinvestment.ru