The first two lines in the list of the most expensive lots took pictures of Nicholas and Svetoslav Roerich

On Friday 24 April in New York was held bid works by Russian artists of Christie's . At the top of the list of the most expensive lots raised a very unusual job: painting Svyatoslav Roerich with the image of his father, Nicholas Roerich , in Tibetan clothes. Cloth yielded 2.99 million * at estimeyte 0,9-1,1 million. As in «Russians bid» Sotheby's on 22 April , the fans caused a major sensation Roerichs auction. Roerich painting-father entitled «The Great Sacred Tangla» has become a second job pereshagnuvshey million mark. It went for 1.4 million during the preliminary assessment of 300-500 thousand (forecast ARTinvestment.RU - 600 thousand). Another picture of Nikolai Konstantinovich, «Sharugon Monastery, Tibet», was sold for 242.5 thousand, with thousands of estimeyte 40-60. She shared the third place in the list of the most expensive lots in the canvas «Spring Day in Ukraine» brush Vladimir Orlovsky .

As for Sotheby's, a very successful painting had been sold and Paul Chelischeva . «A girl from California» Grigorieva had 206.5 thousand in the 60-80 thousand estimeyte and «Portrait Idaldzhi Dinshou» Chelischeva - 230.5 thousand, with thousands of estimeyte 80-120. But «Rider-Death» David Burliuk , as predicted by AI, the buyer is not found. The reason probably is that the picture was somewhat overestimated. At Sotheby's has a very similar «Blue Rider», which is estimated at 100-150 thousand dollars (and was sold for 302.5 thousand), and the «rider-death» estimeyt bottom was equal to 300 thousand. However, another picture Burliuk - «Flowers in the window» - has brought thousands of dollars at 218.5 estimeyte 70-100 thousand.

Still Life «Landscape with stones» Robert Falk , which Christie's specialists to evaluate, in 100-150 thousand dollars, was sold for 218.5 thousand. The amount of good, but AI assumed greater - at least 450 thousand. Same story with the picture «Lilac» Brushes «Amazon vanguard» Natalia Natalia Goncharova , which went for 170.5 thousand, with the same as that of Falk, estimeyte. AI predicted that the canvas will be no less than 200 thousand.

Paintings Alexander Yakovlev and Yuri Annenkov went in estimeyta. «Still Life. Capri »Jakovleva had 110.5 thousand, with a preliminary assessment of 80-120 thousand (forecast AI - 120 thousand). A great job «Palazzo Dario» Annenkova was sold for 98.5 thousand at estimeyte 60-80 thousand (forecast AI - 120 thousand). On the lower left border estimeyta wood «Women's head» Erzi (authentical Nefedov) , Russian avant-gardist who worked in France and in Argentina. It has 20 thousand, with preliminary estimates of 20-30 thousand (forecast AI - 50 thousand).

Watercolor «Karavan» Alexander Volkov , unfortunately, has not been sold. AI predicted to cost «on the bottom border estimeyta» - 30 thousand dollars.

With regard to work «Sixties», then there was everything, and without sensationalism, and without frustration. An unusual picture Tselkova depicting nudity had 60 thousand dollars in the evaluation of 50-70 thousand (forecast AI - 70 thousand ). «Nicholas big cross» Oscar Rabin went for 62.5 thousand dollars, slightly higher than estimeyt (40-60 thousand forecast AI - 55 thousand). Very well - for 60 thousand dollars - was sold to a still life metaphysical Dmitry Krasnopevtseva under the title «Bowl with Bone»; AI predicted result of this work 65 thousand dollars, noting the excessive modesty estimeyta (30-40 thousand dollars). A abstract gouache «masks» Vladimir Nemukhin went for 10 thousand dollars, with thousands of estimeyte 10-15.

Still Life «Peonies» brush Soviet Academician Alexander Alexandra Gerasimova (his work «Meeting of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt with the Shah of Iran Mohammed Pahlavi Rezoy »at Sotheby's went with a large excess of estimeyta) was sold for 146.5 thousand dollars in the evaluation of 120-180 thousand.

* All prices include the Buyer's Premium.

Material prepared Yulia Maksimova

Source: christies.com , artinvestment.ru