Russian auction Christie's. Results

In the top picture were Korovin and Konchalovsky

in London yesterday «Russian auction" arranged by auction house Christie's . Organizers had hoped to gain from 13.4 to 19.5 million pounds, the result was 14.9 million pounds. Details - the official press release . And we will dwell on the section of Russian art, which, according to auction house, was sold at 73 percent.

Million threshold this time could not overcome a single picture. ARTinvestment.RU relied on the landscape "At the water" brush beloved Isaac Levitan , waiting for the heightened interest of buyers to his paintings against the backdrop of the anniversary exhibition, with great success running right now in the Tretyakov Gallery, but all turned out to be somewhat quieter than expected: 690.9 thousand pounds Estimé 300-500 thousand (forecast AI: 1 - 1,2 million). Closer to the seven-digit figure came "Lady in White sitting in the garden» Konstantin Korovin (892,5 thousand pounds ) and "Versailles. Alley » (881,3 thousand). Both lots have given a preliminary assessment of 0,8-1,2 million dollars.

As postwar modernists, the most highly acclaimed work - "Bulletin of white» Michael Schwartzman , unfortunately, the buyer is not found. Her estimate was 80-120 thousand pounds (forecast AI: More than 100 thousand). But the abstract composition "geometra" second Russian avant-garde Edward Steinberg , as we predicted, left with excess pre-assessment - albeit with a minor: 16,3 thousand Estimé 12-15 thousand (AI anticipated result of more than 50,000). Another distinguished our work, "Radio» Vladimir Nemukhin , gone within the estimate - 5,3 thousand in the estimate 4-6 thousand (forecast AI: 15-20 thousand). But the painting "Summer» Sergei Shablavin already brought thousands of pounds 27.5 Estimé 10-12 thousand.

material was prepared by Julia Maksimova, AI

Sources: christies.com , artinvestment.ru