yesterday in New York held auctions of Russian art in Sotheby's (on Top lots can be found here ). Revenues amounted to 13,6 million dollars. The largest amount brought the meeting Odessa philanthropist James Change. 86 works by Ukrainian avant-garde, combined in one lot, went for 1.99 million dollars in Estima 1,5-2 million.

had great success of Russian surrealist Paul Chelishchev . Almost all of them exceeded the preliminary estimate. Particularly surprised by the result achieved salon "Portrait Ruth Ford. The picture was bought for 986.5 thousand in the evaluation of 150-200 thousand. The canvas "The man in tattoos, has received estimeyt 250-350 thousand, was sold for 482.5 thousand. For gouache "blind drawing" (estimate 40-60 thousand), the buyer has paid 314.5 thousand, a watercolor sketch for "paper ball" (25-35 thousand) - 116,5 thousand, and canvas "Flying Cat" (35-45 thousand) brought 266,5 thousand. All these works are quite different periods in art Chelishchev and sometimes even hard to believe that they have written one and the same artist: created in the 1930's sketch for "paper ball," recalls the creation of the symbolists, and later (1956) The Flying Cat "- modern" Visionary Art ».

But the interesting pictures Natalia Goncharova and Boris Grigoryev did not find buyers. "Still life with fish and flowers" Goncharova was estimated at 300-400 thousand dollars, "Still Life with a cat and onions" and "Still life with bread and vegetables" Grigoriev received estimeyty 300-400 and 200-300 thousand thousand, respectively.

with considerable exceeded the estimate went landscape Abram Manevich "In the Park", was rescued by 140.5 thousand in the assessment of 60-80 thousand. Painting Soviet artist Yuri Pimenov «Morning window, as expected, was sold for a record amount: 314, five thousand dollars. Its preliminary estimate was 250-350 thousand.

material prepared Yulia Maksimova, AI

Sources : sothebys.com , artinvestment.ru