Today at the State Historical Museum opens pre-auction exhibition of top lots autumn auction of Russian Art Sotheby's in New York and London

October 20, at 12.00 in the State Historical Museum will open a media preview the pre-auction exhibition of top lots autumn auction of Russian Art Sotheby's in New York and London.

The press screening will be attended by: Mikhail Kamensky, general director of Sotheby's, Russia and the CIS; Lord Poltimor, deputy chairman of Sotheby's, Europe, Jo Vickery, head of Russian Art Sotheby's, London; Sonia Bekkerman, Head of the Department of Russian Art Sotheby's, New York.

The exhibition, which will operate 21 and 22 October, will feature the best lots offered for auction in New York on 2 November and in London on 30 November - 1 December. Among the paintings include works from the famous collection of family Schreiber, among the works of arts and crafts jewelry firm note masterpieces from the collection of Carl Faberge Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna Romanova.

New York

Collection of Family Schreiber is one of the best collections of Russian art early XX century in the United States. Artworks from it exhibited at Sotheby's is not the first time: in 2007, the auction house was put up for tender work originating from this collection.

couple Schreiber began to gather a collection of the 1970's, referring exclusively to the well-established auction houses and galleries. Natalia Goncharova was their favorite artist. At an exhibition in Moscow, one can see three Goncharova's works from this collection, including still-life "Sunflowers", written in the typical style of the artist's Battle of Kosovo (estimate 600-800 thousand dollars), as well as the work of "Vase with Flowers" (estimate 200-300 thousand dollars) and "Still life with flowers and fish" (estimate 400-600 thousand dollars).

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From the collection of the family Schreiber occur and two exceptional works Boris Grigoriev : painting "Faces of Russia" from the same pictorial cycle, published in the catalog, the artist's reason in 1923 (estimate 400-600 thousand dollars) and canvas "Pont-Aven. Evening view "(estimate 300-400 thousand dollars), painted by the artist in the summer of 1924 in the town of Pont-aven in Brittany, where he was staying with his family at the Villa Anna Ker. The latter work is a picturesque series of "Bretagne", created by the artist in the summer of 1924.

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The product Vladimir Baranoff-Rossine «The Road to Campania "in 1911 (estimate 400-600 thousand dollars) also comes from the collection Schreiber. The artist's life began the 1910 was full of creative research, and he passed through a short period of fascination with neo-impressionism. It was at this time is "The road in the campaign, are dynamic composition and virtuoso color solution.

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Painting Konstantin Korovin «At the window" (estimate 600 -800 thousand dollars) - a wonderful double portrait, painted by the artist during a brief stay in Berlin in 1923, shortly before his move to Paris. In this painting a portrait combined with a landscape and still life. The artist has brilliantly convey subtle play of light and shadow, creating a unique atmosphere of dusk.

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London, Painting

Top-lot section of the London auction - "Venice" (1925) Alexandra Exter ; pre-auction house experts estimated it to be 0,9-1,2 million pounds. The painting was done in Paris and belongs to the later period in the work of the artist. In this work, especially in the fragmented and overlapping planes, the influence of "purists" Leger and Ozen. This technique is often used Leger, and Exter after the revolution sometimes called the "Russian Leger. Exter appealed to many areas of painting, boldly experimenting with pictorial material, which is reflected in this paper. "Venice" comes from the collection of seeds Lissima, she participated in the exhibition "A Time to Gather" (The State Russian Museum, 2008).

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Later works Ilya Repin «Cossack" offered for bargaining with the estimate: 600-800 thousand pounds, Sotheby's is also shown in Moscow. The painting was done in a free expressionist style and was originally conceived as a sketch for the painting in 1908. The Cossacks of the Black Sea coast. Get the knock at the exhibition the Wanderers, it was rewritten by Repin. But the motive of this study was not included in the final canvases. "Cossack" - a typical characteristic of Repinsky sketch character, which is considered a full portrait of the artist work.

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picture of Notre Dame » Pyotr Konchalovsky refers to the early period in the artist's work. Is the only large-scale work Konchalovsky overlooking Paris from the exhibited in recent years at auction (estimate 350-500 thousand pounds). Overcast sky and low sun's rays make the image of the Parisian cathedral is particularly expressive. While working on this canvas the artist lived near the Luxembourg Gardens in the Latin Quarter.

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One of the best works in the exhibition can be called later work Robert Falk «Lilies of the Valley in a white milkman" (estimate 60-80 thousand pounds). Painting auctioned for the first time, and has a wonderful provenance: artist's widow in 1968, gave the canvas to a relative, who kept it all these years. Milk jug, in which there are flowers, appears in another painting Falk - "Wildflowers on the windowsill" (1954). Probably, this work was written at the same time.

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London, works of arts and crafts

The exhibition presents the String of 48 exquisite objects of Carl Faberge. All items come from the collection of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna Romanova and were secretly taken out of Russia in the midst of revolutionary events. All these years they were considered lost. All subjects belonged to the Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna (1854-1920) and her husband, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich (1847-1909), son of Emperor Alexander II and brother of Emperor Alexander III. The collection includes rare items of personal items.

The collection was deposited in the Swedish diplomatic mission in November 1918, shortly before the break Sweden's diplomatic relations with the revolutionary government of Russia. Over 91 on the existence of the collection were not known. But recently, with the inventory in the diplomatic archives in Stockholm, was found box, which has preserved these treasures. At Sotheby's auction will be exhibited all of the newly-found items.

Best collection - a gift of Emperor Nicholas II - Box of two-color gold with the monogram of the emperor, decorated with enamel and precious stones (estimate 70-90 thousand pounds). Box attached to a note by the emperor in Russian: "Alix and I urge you to accept this humble gift in memory of this day. Nicky. Casket Wizard Michael Perkhin (1894-1903, St. Petersburg) is presumed to be one of three gift boxes with the monogram of the emperor, made by Faberge in June 1896. According to surviving documents, among these boxes, one was decorated with green enamel. All of them were taken to court for personal purposes of the emperor in October 1896. According to the diaries of Nicholas II, he and his wife Alix met with the family of Grand Prince Vladimir in the Vladimir Palace twice between late October and December 1896. Perhaps the box was presented as a gift at the 17 th anniversary of Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich.

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article prepared by Catherine Onuchina, AI

Source: press release Sotheby's