In the Gallery of Leonid Shishkin (Neglinnaya, 29/14), open pre-auction exhibition of works that can be purchased at the auction "Russian Classics. XX century". They will take place the coming Saturday, December 12, 15: 00.

on the cover of the catalog made a remarkable illustration of the December issue of the magazine "Ekran" for 1928 - "diggers" Andrew Bray (estimate 300-400 thousand rubles), which a year ago offered in Moscow as the work Yury Pimenov for 50 thousand dollars. Sheet is not signed. On the back is only a stamp magazine Screen ", where Pimenov really a lot published in 1920. However, the organizers managed to find in the magazine this work and the true author.

Under Soviet charts 1920-30-ies attracted the attention watercolors and pastels Patvakan Grigoryants (estimate 30-40 thousand rubles), autolithographies Konstantin Rudakov (40-50 rubles), pencil drawings Nicholas Dormidontova (80-120 thousand) and the work Ivan Rerberg (80-120 thousand).

Of the big names at this time the catalog job on cardboard Konstantin Korovin (0,9-1,2 million rubles) and a sketch for the play" Lefty "in 1926 Boris Kustodiev (450-500 rubles).

Sergei Gerasimov with the Asian landscape (600-700 rubles), Ilya Glazunov ( «village boy", 300-400 thousand rubles), Vladimir Stozharau (landscape 1952 180-220 thousand rubles), etchings and drawings Peter Belousov - supplement this list.

first time invited an entire collection of pre-revolutionary Russian school. including "Linden alley» Alexander Lazhechnikov (180-220 rubles), several unsigned paintings, executed in the tradition , Shishkina and As always, a few strings strong Soviet authors for small prices, ranging from 10 thousand rubles.