Today at the State Historical Museum hosted a media show and an exhibition of jewels of the Duchess of Windsor, as well as the works of Russian artists, the Impressionists and the Spanish artist Joaquin Soroli

Today at the State Historical Museum (Moscow) held a news show and an exhibition of the best works of the upcoming auction at Sotheby's in New York and London:

• November 4, 2010, New York - Auction « Russian Art» ;
• 30 November 2010, London - Auction « Russian Art» ;
• November 2, 2010, New York - Auction « Impressionists and the art of the twentieth century» ;
• February 8, 2011, London - Auction « Impressionists and the art of the twentieth century» ;
• 30 November 2010, London - the auction «Collection of jewelry Duchess of Windsor »;
• 23 November 2010, London - Auction« Painting of the XIX century, including works by Spanish masters ».

NOTE: The collection of jewelry will be open for viewing until 21 October 2010. The exhibition of Russian art, Impressionist and modern art, as well as works by masters of the twentieth century will be open from 21 to 23 October 2010.

RUSSIAN ART

of Russian art, 4 November 2010, Sotheby's, New York

In response to sustained demand for products of the highest quality Sotheby's began to conduct in London and New York auction of Masterpieces of Russian Art ", representing the first-class product with a unique provenance. The amount of sales in the first auction in this category, held in June 2010 in London, was 15.1 million dollars. Were also delivered two new record price. The next auction of "Masterpieces of Russian Art" will be held November 4 in New York in conjunction with the evening sale "of Impressionist and twentieth-century art, and top lots of the auction on October 21-23 are displayed at an exhibition in Moscow.

• Alex Kravchenko
  Indian tale. About 1920
  Estimate: 1-1,5 million
  Private collection, Russia

Among the top lots of the New York trading on exhibition in Moscow in the works of several leading Russian artists. Headed their canvas Alexei Kravchenko «Indian Tale» - the most significant works of this artist to ever appear at auction (estimate: 1-1,5 million dollars). This masterpiece is undoubtedly defines the place Kravchenko in art history as one of the most exciting and romantic colorists of his time.

Alexander Yakovlev , whose product is also represented in the exhibit, as well as Kravchenko, inspired by the trip. On a monumental canvas artist « Lama» shows a group of lamas of the monastery Pei Ling Miao, which Yakovlev met during his second expedition to Georges-Marie Citroen in 1932 (estimate: 500 - 700 thousand dollars).

• Konstantin Korovin
  Flowers over the city. 1908
  Estimate: 500-700 thousand dollars
  Private collection, USA

Konstantin Korovin « Flowers over the city » - imbued with the lyrical mood of the landscape subtly transferred to the atmosphere of an evening in Paris (estimate: 500-700 thousand dollars), as well as « girl from the East » Zinaida Zinaida Serebryakova , representing one of the best nudes, painted by the artist at the peak of his artistic career. This work demonstrates the interest of its author to the art of Renaissance masters, while it is surprisingly modern (estimate 400-600 thousand dollars).

Russian Painting, November 30, 2010, Sotheby's London

• Alexander Yakovlev Dance Cooley Kuta
  Estimate: 0,8-1 million pounds

in Moscow and presented the picture of Alexander Yakovlev, Tamm « dance coolie-kuta" (1926) , for auction a large private American collector. The work was written after the return of artworks from the research expedition Croisière Noire company "Citroen" on the route, Algeria - Madagascar, which was held from October 1924 to August 1925. As the official artist of the expedition, unlike other artists Africanists Yakovlev "opens" for the Europeans unexplored regions of South Africa. The painting depicts the dance coolie-flap, simulating human sacrifices practiced once in the kingdom of Dahomey. Priestess Cady sharpening their knives before sacrifice god of thunder and lightning Sango most beautiful girls of the tribe. Portraying this simultaneously erotic and warlike ritual Yakovlev demonstrates the power of the priestess of young virgins, who have to undress and to offer themselves as victims. Painting valued at 0,8-1 million pounds (1,28-1,6 million dollars).

• Alexey Bogolyubov before the feast of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
  Estimate: 400-600 thousand pounds

Painting «Before the feast of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice» Alexei Bogolyubov , calls himself a "sailor-artist, was donated by the current owner of the Queen Mary and remained in the family until now time. Bogolyubov has worked in Denmark, accompanying his great friend Tsarevich Alexander Alexandrovich. Documents of the Imperial Academy of Arts 1867-1868 year show that «painting belongs to the Queen of Denmark and is located in the palace of Her Majesty Amalienburge» . Bogolyubov wrote her impressions of Venice, with its magnificence effect upon him so severely that he «wrote dozens of species at different times of the year." in the Russian Museum has several paintings of different sizes with a similar plot, but the work presented here is the most successful and only dated. It shows the artist as a master of composition and a wonderful colorist. Estimate: 400-600 thousand pounds (640-960 thousand dollars).

Impressionist and twentieth-century art

evening sale of Impressionist and twentieth-century art, November 2, 2010, Sotheby's, New York

• Claude Monet Yves. 1885
  Estimate: 4,5-6,5 million
  Private Collection

Top lots evening sale of Impressionist and twentieth-century art, which also brought to Moscow, including the most significant artists of the XIX-XX centuries. Painting «Iva» Claude Monet - a wonderful example of creativity of the artist in the heyday of Impressionism (estimate 4,5-6,5 million dollars). The painting depicts the willow tree in the background of the poplars by the river Apt at Giverny - a city in France that inspired Monet to create his most important works of the late period. « Iva» is considered the last option in a series of four spring landscapes, painted in 1885. These works surprisingly subtly convey the effects of light and air environment, produced an innovative breakthrough in his work in 1890, with its famous series of haystacks, Rouen Cathedral and the species of poplars.

• Amedeo Modigliani
  Portrait of Jeanne Hebuterne (in hat). 1917
  Estimate: 12.9 million

Moscow show « Portrait of Jeanne Hebuterne (in hat)» - one of the first portraits of Modigliani devoted his great love (estimate: 12.9 million dollars). Jeanne Hebuterne was 19 years old when she met Modigliani in the Academy Colarossi. The next three years, until his death in 1920 and the tragic suicide of Joan on the day after his death, she was constantly beside him and was immortalized in a series of portraits that are among the best in his work. By the time they met Modigliani already achieved artistic maturity and the portraits of Jeanne - one of the most perfect of the artist. «Jeanne Hebuterne (in hat)» is written in the first, most intense months of Amedeo and Jeanne's relationship, and it is not surprising that the feelings that the artist felt for his model, and show through picture. The entire amount from the sale of this work will go in favor of the target program Young Arts «Fund for the promotion of arts in the U.S.».

• Chaim Soutine Signal turkey. Around 1925
  Estimate: 1,5-2 million dollars

Finally, Another top lot in the department of Impressionist exhibition in Moscow - the work Chaim Soutine « Signal turkey », is evidence of the unique gift of the artist to discover the artistic expression in the most unexpected nature, chosen as a model (estimate 1,5-2 million dollars). Soutine depicts mercilessly killed birds, with all the details, seeking of physiological effect and literally bewitching the viewer.

So hard naturalism Soutine evokes the work on memento mori Chardin Netherlands and the Northern Renaissance artists. «Signal turkey» comes from the world famous Museum of Modern Art in New York and sold for the benefit of its fund acquisitions.

evening sale of Impressionist and twentieth-century art, 8 February 2011, Sotheby's, London

• Auguste Renoir
  Reading, two girls in red and pink
  Estimate: 2-3 million pounds

paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir « Reading, two girls in red and pink», doubt one of the best works of the master among the later paintings of large size. More than half a century it has been hidden from the public, while in 1954 in a large European collection.

Written in 1918, it is considered a brilliant example of late-portrait painting by Renoir. Lyric, a chamber in sound and at the same time shrouded veil of almost undisguised sensuality, it demonstrates the mastery of Renoir in the transmission of the atmosphere of spontaneity and naturalness. It seems that girls (or rather, the maid and nurse), have become favorite models of the aging painter, unaware of his presence.

Perhaps Renoir painted this scene in his house "Le Collet" , bought them in the town of Kan in 1906, where he spent his last years. By the end of a creative way Renoir was already a renowned artist and gained financial independence that allowed him not to work on custom portraits, and enjoy the opportunity to depict scenes of rural life and write intimate portraits of the people around him. In this paper, Renoir resorted to his favorite compositional device: the image are two figures, one of which rests against the edge of the picture in the profile. In vibrating renuarovskoy palette dominated by shades of all typical of late works by the master of red.

American artist and writer Walter Pach recalled the words of Renoir: «I want to become red ringing , sounded like a bell, and if I fail, I add more red or other colors, until I desired » . Painting is estimated at 2-3 million pounds.

JEWELLERY

Jewelry of the Duchess of Windsor, November 30, 2010, Sotheby's, London (will be exhibited at the State History Museum until 21 October)

Sotheby's to auction twenty objects from the collection of the Duchess of 23 years after the legendary auction "Jewellery of the Duchess of Windsor, a record price of which is still unsurpassed. At the auction will be presented rare products, reflecting both the pure taste of the famous couple, and important events in the history of their relationship. The entire collection of pre-estimated valued at about $ 3 million pounds.

• bracelet as the Panthers made of onyx and diamonds, Cartier, Paris. 1952. Flattened shape and flexible connection details can encircle the wrist, taking the necessary form
  Estimate: 1-1,5 million pounds

Inspired and supported by the Duke, the chief designer of the House of Cartier Jeanne Toussaint has created a number of these masterpieces, among which resolved in a realistic manner in the form of a panther bracelet of onyx and diamonds (1952). Perhaps this is the most refined of the entire series of three-dimensional "big cats" Jeanne Toussaint (estimate: 1-1,5 million pounds (1,6-2,4 million )).

• brooch of rubies, sapphires, emeralds, citrine and diamonds, Cartier, Paris. 1940. Solved by Jeanne Toussaint in the form of flamingos in characteristic pose
  Estimate: 1-1,5 million pounds

Further evidence of the admiration of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor avant-garde design products Jeanne Toussaint - gorgeous Cartier brooch in the form of flamingos (1940), adorned with rubies, sapphires, emeralds, citrine and diamonds. It was purchased by the Duchess in 1940 (estimate: 1-1,5 million pounds (1,6-2,4 million dollars)). At auction in 1987, this thing is fascinated by all, becoming an emblem of the auction.