The auction of Russian art of Leonid Shishkin Gallery
November 25 Leonid Shishkin Gallery will hold a third auction of Russian art at the Hotel Radisson Royal "(Ukraine). Among the top lots - by Peter Konchalovsky, Alexei Bogolyubov, Nikolai Yaroshenko, Mikhail Nesterov and Konstantin Korovin
On Thursday, November 25 at 19:30 Leonid Shishkin Gallery will hold a third auction of Russian art at the Hotel Radisson Royal "(Ukraine). Attention collectors will be invited to 72 lots, including paintings by Nicholas Yaroshenko , Alexei Bogolyubov , Mikhail Nesterov , Dmitry Nalbandian , Alexander Gerasimov , as well as graphics Basil Polenova , Nicholas Sverchkova , Nicholas Kalmakova and Alexander Laktionova .
undisputed top Lot November auction - painting «The Oaks" in 1921 (estimate: 8.7 million). The work belongs to a famous cycle of landscapes Abramtzevo created in 1920-1921. Here, in the former estate Mamontov, Konchalovsky found for himself a welcome source of inspiration - a beautiful oak grove. Huge oak trees in the picture Konchalovsky like ancient heroes - the giants, powerful, with an expressive "body language" of branches, wrapped in a luxurious blue-green leaves, their trunks give the impression of graceful architectural groups. This work is of high artistic level was acquired from the artist's granddaughter, Margo Baratoff and published in the monograph "Konchalovsky. Artistic heritage "(New York:" Art ", 1964 List of paintings, 323).
academic painting of the XIX century is represented at the auction of Alexei Bogolyubov, Nikolay Dubovsky and Nicholas Klodt . Type the port at Le Havre 1880 brush Bogoliubov estimated at 1,6-1,8 million rubles.
Of particular note is an extraordinary work of an ideologue Association of Traveling Art Exhibitions Yaroshenko Nicholas, best known for his painting "Throughout the life of the Tretyakov Gallery. At the same auction will be his work of 1880-90 "Farmer in the woods" (estimate: 2,5-2,8 million). Here, the artist turns to the peasant theme, he pays special attention to developing the composition with the figure in a landscape.
Another top lot auction - a painting by Mikhail Nesterov's "novice to a cross" (estimate: 2,2-2,4 million), the quality of composition and color are not inferior to an outstanding pre-revolutionary works of the artist on a religious theme: "The Hermit" (1888 - 1889, THG), "Three elder (Chanterelle)" (1914, TG). At the tender in color pattern Nesterov embodies the dream of heavenly Holy Russia, about the Christian way of the Russian people. Throughout his life, orthodoxy and religious philosophy were for him an inexhaustible source of creative pursuit. Mikhail Nesterov part of the list of most expensive and sought after by Russian artists in the spring of 2007, "Vision of St. Sergius, the young man" (version canvases "Fine arts" from the collection of TG) were sold on the Russian auction at Sotheby's in New York for 4,296,000 dollars.
In addition to the work of Mikhail Nesterov, Russian art of early twentieth century will be presented later works of the main Russian impressionist Konstantin Korovin . His "Winter Landscape with Horse" (estimate: 1,3-1,5 million) relates to the period of the French artist. In the years of exile Korovin wrote numerous options composition depicting scenes from rural life against the backdrop of a winter landscape. In exile period of impressionism vision combined with the methods of close sezannistam Moscow. In general, a miniature work of "Winter Landscape with Horse" is made in the picturesque and stylistic manner similar to the "Russian" works of artists of the late 1910's.
appearance at auction Leonid Shishkin Gallery Landscape founder Barbizon School of Theodore Rousseau - a real event for the Russian art market. According to an expert on French painting of Helen Sharnovoy, very rare to find a genuine work of this master of the domestic market. Performed on a cardboard "Landscape with fisherman was estimated at 800-900 thousand. The name of Theodore Rousseau and other artists working in Barbizon related flowering of French landscape. Attaching great importance to the composition, Rousseau, instead of the typical classical landscape scenes, leaves space front-open, often it shows the road or trail, going in depth and seems to invite the viewer mentally enter into the picture.
From the Soviet painting can be identified early landscape by Alexander Gerasimov," Monastic Grove, estimated at 1,5-1,8 million (Gerasimov - author of the famous painting "Stalin and Voroshilov in the Kremlin, Tretyakov Gallery), two children's portrait of Alexander Laktionov, as well as wonderful linens Nicholas Terpsihorova , Dmitry Nalbandian, Arcadia Ohlupina and Vladimir Lykov.
pre-auction exhibition is held at the Leonid Shishkin Gallery in the Hotel Radisson Royal" until November 24.
Source: press release Leonid Shishkin Gallery
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