Russian artists did not disappoint the organizers of the auction Sotheby's
ARTinvestment.RU   08 октября 2008

The most expensive work of Russian artist began painting «Clown» Paul Chelischeva brushes, sold in excess of double estimeyta

Sotheby's in New York on Tuesday evening (Wednesday morning, Moscow time) the auction and post-Impressionist art, which were presented including works by Russian artists.

The most expensive bed in the Russian artist's last auction was the work Paul Chelischeva «Clown», written in 1929. When estimeyte in the 50-70 thousand dollars painting was sold for 134.5 thousand. Auction records for the works of Paul Chelischeva (276 500 pounds, «Portrait of Patricia Lopez-Uilshou») survived a «Clown» will take fourth place in the list of top -10 of the artist .

Sculpture Alexander Arkhipenko «History», created in 1935, sold for 128.5 thousand dollars. Organizers bidding expected that the final price of the lot will not exceed 40 thousand.

From the works of living artists from Russia, said RIA Novosti , the most expensive work was the picture Ernst Unknown «Vision», pushed under the hammer for 53.1 thousand dollars. «Carnival in Saint-Petersburg» Mikhail Mikhailovich Shemyakin has been sold for 40 thousand dollars.

In general, the agency notes, the final price of the many works presented at auction in New York, several times higher than estimeyt that allows you to talk about the sustained interest in Russian art, even in the face of the global financial crisis.

Source: lenta.ru , artinvestment.ru