On Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 15:00 will take place first in the history of Leonid Shishkin Gallery auction with a starting price of a single fixed

Žilina D.
Portrait of Lena Ulyanova. 1997
Hardboard, tempera. 49 x 26
Estimate: 250-300 thousand rubles
Leonid Shishkin Gallery. 11/19/2011. Lot 98


KELBERER BA
New Boat. Karelia.
1984 Oil on canvas. 140 x 150
Estimate: 250-300 thousand rubles
Leonid Shishkin Gallery. 11/19/2011. Lot 57

On Saturday November 19th, 2011 at 15:00 will take place first in the history of Leonid Shishkin Gallery auction with a single fixed starting price. The traditional auction gallery Soviet classics will take place at this time in an unusual format: more than 100 lots, the preliminary estimate (estimate) of which ranges from 15 to 300 thousand rubles, will be available for only 5000 rubles, in case the lot is not there is another interested buyer. Thus, using the public auction, the organizers seek to determine the true market value of the works.

The November auction will undoubtedly attract patrons galleries - from serious collectors, who this time will drop a unique opportunity for token money purchase of the masters of the national art Pavel Sokolov-Skalya , Peter Petrovicheva , Dmitry Nalbandian and Luchishkin .

However, an unprecedented action by Leonid Galleries Shishkin's mainly intended to prove that auctions - this is not a closed elite area, accessible only very rich people. November 19 auction will be a kind of "open doors day" in the gallery, a problem of this action - to attract new buyers, collectors and beginners simply art lovers, giving them the opportunity to participate in this auction. The idea of ​​such an action has been taken from the experience of French auction houses that have already carried out several years' weekends auctions "across the country.

During the last years of Leonid Shishkin Gallery held a series of successful auctions on a new site, the hotel "Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow" ("Ukraine"). Thus, at auction in February 2011 set a new world record prices: picture Alexandre Benois «Departure of Peter I c ball at Lefort, "was sold for 555,000 dollars, it has become the most expensive work of an artist ever sold at auction. Nevertheless, our gallery seeks to continue to be a platform that is open to works of art of the wide price range, and continue to be a sort of club of interest to our clients. The following year, Leonid Shishkin Gallery will present a number of innovations, including educational programs and seminars on investing in art.

organizers hope that the forthcoming auction of November 19 will begin at once to several excellent collections of art, because at these auctions can be purchased at any of the flavor even with a small budget. Finally, it's just a great opportunity to advance to purchase gifts for Christmas and New Year.

auction will be held in the premises of Leonid Shishkin Gallery at the hotel "Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow" ("Ukraine »).

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Source: shishkin-gallery.ru