Russian auction Sotheby's in June - pre-auction display in Moscow
From Wednesday, May 19, through Friday, May 21, 2010, in Moscow State Historical Museum on Red Square to host exhibition of top lots of the June London auction of Russian art, the Impressionists and the art of the twentieth century. Press preview of the exhibition will commence at 11.00. It will be attended by Mikhail Kamensky, managing director of Sotheby's Russia, Lord Poltimore, deputy chairman of Sotheby's Europe, Jo Vickery, head of Russian Art Sotheby's, London, Helena Newman, vice chairman of Impressionist and twentieth century art.
The exhibition will feature 15 paintings of famous Russian artists (among them - Yury Annenkov , Alexander Yakovlev , Ivan Shishkin and Maria Vasileva ), 1932 Collector Faberge as well as five first-class works of the leading masters of impressionism and art of the twentieth century: Andre Derain, Chaim Soutine , Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Pierre Bonnard.
Commenting on the exhibition, Deputy Chairman of Sotheby's Europe, Mark Poltimore said: "The June London auction of Russian art, the Impressionists and the art of the twentieth century, Sotheby's will withdraw to the market a number of really outstanding pieces and we are pleased to present some of them in Moscow. The unique works will be the "Portrait of Zinovy Grzhebin" work of Yuri Annenkov, undoubtedly, one of the most important works the artist ever to appear on the international stage, as well as painting "Trees in Kolliure" leading spokesman Fauvist Andre Derain. This work is one of the best things the artist has ever arisen in the market. Moreover, the two paintings - only a small part of a whole group of unique works that can be seen at the exhibition ».
auction of Russian art in London in June 2010
Commenting on the June auction, head of Russian art in London, Jo Vickery said: "When we chose the product for the June auction, especially for us has been a reliable provenance: the majority of works are from artists' families, or are relevant to them are connected with the biography of the artist or a specific story writing. When choosing work for these trades, we also decided to focus on the early twentieth century, the period used today especially popular among Russian collectors, and unique items of Faberge, that is on the market segment that is currently experiencing unprecedented growth. Many things, especially those that will be included in an evening auction of Russian art, first appeared on the market, some of them will be a real discovery ».
series of trades Russian Art Sotheby's, which will be held in London on Monday, 7 June, and Wednesday, June 9 , includes painting of XIX and XX centuries, Fabergé objects, icons and contemporary Russian art. One of the top units in the auction of Russian paintings will be a picture of Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (1832-1898) "Forest Landscape", dated 1876 year (estimate 1-1,5 million pounds). It shows a dense deciduous forest and derived from his thicket stream. Forest Landscape - convincing evidence gifted artist as evidenced in the skillful construction of a complex composition, fine transfer of all shades of green, expressive use of lighting effects. Finally, this work demonstrates a profound knowledge of the artist trees, grasses and flowers and unique gift to represent the forest as a holistic living organism. By the time the work on this painting is finished with a gold medal and the Imperial Academy of Arts returned from a trip to Europe, where he worked in Germany and Switzerland. The name "Forest Landscape" are somewhat Ivan Shishkin paintings, but most likely it was that work was exhibited at the 5 th traveling exhibition that opened at the Imperial Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg March 12, 1876.
Painting " Titi and Narang, daughter of the chief Eka Bondo "Alexander Yakovlev, Tamm (1887-1938) comes from a private French collection and originally belonged to the head car manufacturer Citroën, Georges-Marie Haardt. It is part of a series of works of Yakovlev, the artist during a motorized expeditions Africa, organized by Andre Citroen in October 1924 - June 1925. In April 1925, Yakovlev and Haardt visited the village in Niangare (Haut-Zaire today the Democratic Republic of Congo), where they took the tribal leader Eka Bondo. There the artist and made a few sketches with members of his large family. The work, created by Yakovlev in 1926, estimated at 700-900 thousand pounds.
Coming from a private French Collection Portrait of ZI Gzhebina Yuri Annenkov (1889-1974) - a wonderful example of original style of the artist, and undoubtedly one of his best works ever to appear on the international market. A painter, graphic artist and drama belonged Annenkov brilliant generation of Russian avant-garde artists. A major achievement of his work were the portraits of outstanding figures of post-revolutionary times: he posed for Lenin and Akhmatova, Blok and photographer Miron Sherling. The energy and dynamics, cultured futurists, have become important components of portraits Annenkov, including a portrait Zinovy Grzhebin (1877-1929). Grzhebin was a talented publisher who played a prominent role in the cultural life of Russia in the first half of the twentieth century. multi-faceted personality, who understands the importance of their mission in society, he failed to take strict regulation of their activities, pressure from the state and went to Berlin to then move to Paris. Annenkov contemporaries perceived him as a reporter era, which confirms this portrait of the publisher (estimate 0,8-1,2 million pounds).
«Clown" Maria Vasilyeva (1884-1957) shows a deep understanding of the artist learned Braque, Leger and Picasso. Offset and the imposition of forms, the fragmentation in the image of clothing and individual models, the alternation of light and shadow through gray and ocher, the rhythm of repeated plastic plans make it work this manifesto of Cubism. Vassiliev emigrated to France in 1907, where she studied with Henri Matisse and attended classes in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. In 1908 she founded the Russian Academy of (the renamed next year to the academy Vasilyeva, and now became the Montparnasse Museum). A few years before the First World War and during the Academy functioned as a private club and inexpensive cafeteria for artists who, among others attended by Amedeo Modigliani, Chaim Soutine, and Picasso. The 1913 Academy has become so popular that Fernand Leger gave two lectures there, even on modern art. While the main teacher Vasilyeva was Matisse, comprehension foundations of cubism, it is obliged to Picasso, and in the interpretation of color - a Russian tradition and cubism. This remarkable for the completeness of design work, undoubtedly inspired by the popular themes of the era of the circus and carnival shows a rare gift Vasilyeva in the transmission of emotionally colored sensory reality (estimate 400-600 thousand pounds).
One of the top lots of the section of applied art - a rare three-part hinged (clock and picture frame) of gilded silver, decorated with enamel and pearls, by Johann Viktor Aarne (St. Petersburg, 1899-1908). This piece of mauve enamel with the stigma of the wizard, in the form of green apple (estimate 500-700 thousand pounds) is not only one of the most Fine specimens of Faberge clock, which combine luxury and functionality, but also the first time in decades, appears on the international art market.
Another masterpiece by Faberge - figurine of a flower of minerals and gold, decorated with precious stones and enamel (St. Petersburg, about 1900) - was presented to the British Queen Alexandra to her friend Lady Ivy. Faberge Flowers are among the most marketable items jeweler, they were produced only about 80. Queen Alexandra for the first time I saw them through to her sister, Empress Maria Feodorovna, and became one of the most passionate of their collectors. This flower is placed in the original wooden case of Faberge and signed in ink: "Gift of Queen Alexandra's first lady of Ivy" (estimate: 200-250 thousand pounds).
Evening trading Impressionists and Art twentieth century
London, June 2010
Helena Newman, deputy head of the Department of the Impressionists and Art twentieth century Sotheby's, said: "Russia has a tradition of znatochestva and gathering, and that is why the opportunity to present part of the top lots of the upcoming London auction so demanding audience, we consider it a special honor. One of the first great art collectors of the twentieth century, works by Matisse, Picasso and Derain were from Russia. We are happy that we can now show the best works by these masters in Moscow ».
Five major units upcoming evening trading impressionist and art of the twentieth century, Sotheby's, which will be held at Tuesday, June 22, 2010, will be presented in Moscow. Among them - "Trees in Kolliure", one of the most advanced work leading spokesman Fauvist Andre Derain, from ever appearing at auction (estimate 9-14 million pounds). Established in 1905 in the port town in southern France Kolliur This painting is certainly not only one of the peaks as Derain Fauvism, but also a milestone in the development of twentieth century art. She comes from the rich collection of legendary art dealer Ambroise Vollard - the figure that was in the midst of artistic events in Paris early twentieth century. The painting was discovered in 1979 along with other important works in a bank vault in Paris. Bidding Sotheby's, which will be held June 29 in Paris, will present and other works, which were kept in the vault and is now on sale as the legitimate successors Vollard .
among London's top lots allocated "valet" Chaim Soutine - vital, full of expression of a portrait of a young man, created around 1927 -1928. The young man in uniform - one of the central themes in the works of Soutine. At one time in the collection of the famous Californian collector Armand Hammer, now this work is put up for auction with estimeytom 7-9 million pounds.
Along with other top lots, the auction will appear monumental (130 x 89) and expressive painting by Pablo Picasso's "Woman with a Cat" 1964 year (estimate 4-6 million pounds.) painted a portrait of Jacqueline Rock, his latest lover and muse, in which the artist had married in 1961, he again turns to such an attractive and productive throughout his career on a woman sitting in a chair.
The exhibition will present a charming sketch of Henri Matisse's "Reclining Nude" from Situated in a twisted pose nude model whose head is turned to the audience (estimate 1,5-2,5 million pounds). This elegant charcoal drawing - a preparatory sketch for the famous painting by Matisse The Pink Nude, "which is now in the Baltimore Museum of Art. Figure exposes one of the pre-stages of creating paintings - the 1920's, when plastic was interested in the artist's task to a greater degree than in the final of stylized composition.
The exhibition will also have special emotional atmosphere filled interior сценка Пьера Боннара «Завтрак, радиатор» (эстимейт 2,5–3,5 миллиона фунтов).
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