At the next auction of Russian art will be offered a collection of paintings and drawings XIX - the beginning of the twenty-first century: 140 lots, including works Dubovsky, Grabar, Falk, Udaltsova, Pimenov, Nalbandian, Gerasimova, etc.

October 13 at the hotel "Radisson Royal" ("Ukraine") will be the next auction of Russian Art Gallery of Leonid Shishkin. After the summer holiday season resumes Gallery bidding and represents a collection of paintings and drawings XIX - the beginning of the twenty-first century. Collectors a proposed 140 lots, including works Dubovsky , Igor Grabar , Robert Falk , Hope , Yuri Pimenov , Dmitry Nalbandian , Alexander Gerasimov .

Robert Falk snow. Christmas Pokrov. 1906 Oil on canvas. 81 x 52 Leonid Shishkin Gallery . 10/13/2012. Lot 21 Estimate: 7-9 million rubles Source: shishkin-gallery.ru

undisputed top-lot auction - unique early work of Robert Falk, landscape "Snow. Christmas cover" 1906. painting belongs to the early period of the master, and is a shining example of Russian impressionism paintings in the spirit of artists association "Union of Russian Artists" - for example, Konstantin Yuon and Igor Grabar. landscape is from the collection of the artist's widow AV Shchekin-Krotova and published in a recent catalog of paintings by Robert-reason Falk (Sarabyanov DV, Didenko V. Painting Robert Falk: The full catalog of works. M., 2006, catalog number 135, page 187). Preliminary assessment painting "Snow. Christmas cover" is 7-9 million rubles.

Mstislav DOBUZHINSKY Garden of Eden Paper, see the technology. 24 x 31 Leonid Shishkin Gallery. 13/10/2012. Lot 25 Estimate: 300-400 thousand rubles Source: shishkin-gallery.ru

Stepan Kolesnikov Winter landscape with the river Cardboard, mixed media. 53 x 71 Leonid Shishkin Gallery. 10/13/2012. Lot 10 Estimate: 400-500 thousand Source: shishkin-gallery.ru

at the last auction Leonid Shishkin Gallery enjoys the same success graph Russian masters XIX - XX centuries, because of these items turned most lively battle at auction in May 2012. then pencil drawing Lado Lado Gudiashvili «Portrait Georgian beauty" went for $ 400 rubles, while the estimate of 240-280 thousand. At the October auction of special interest are: refined watercolor Mstislav Dobuzhinsky « The Garden of Eden "(estimate 300-400 thousand), masterly executed drawings of outstanding landscape painters of the XIX century Alexander Kiselev ( estimate of 180-250 thousand rubles) and (estimate 280-320 thousand), executed in mixed Technology winter view Stepan Kolesnikov (estimate 400-500 thousand), as well as pencil sketches Yuri Pimenov (estimate 60-90 thousand rubles).

Leonid Shishkin Gallery has won recognition among collectors as a major agent in the market of Soviet art, so the gallery auctions traditionally appear best works of masters of the Stalin era - Nicholas Terpsikhorov , Dmitry Nalbandian, Alexander Gerasimov and others. Along with the art of socialist realism, Soviet string includes works by artists of severe style In particular picture Igor Obrosova «After the bath" (estimate 400-600 thousand rubles).

Yuri Pimenov in the street Ink on paper. 14 x 17 Gallery Leonid Shishkin. 10/13/2012. Lot 69 Estimate: 60-90 thousand rubles Source: shishkin-gallery.ru

Please note that about half of the lots in the auction catalog October marked with "Start - 5000 rubles," although their preliminary estimate in the range of 15 to 150 thousand rubles. On account of the gallery has two auctions with a single fixed starting price, in November 2011 and July 2012 year. Such an experiment has brought unprecedented success: the last auction went under the hammer all lots, so the know-how Leonid Shishkin Gallery will become a tradition of our auctions. All lots marked "start - 5000 rubles," will be available at this price If they can not find another interested buyer. Thus, on October 13 will be available of Vyalov , Dmitry Nalbandian, Luchishkin , Vasily Meshkov and many other Soviet masters.

pre-auction exhibition is held in the Leonid Shishkin Gallery at the hotel" Radisson Royal "until October 12 . Bidding will begin on Saturday, October 13 at 15:00. gallery is open daily from 12:00 to 20:00 (22:00 - by appointment).

Source : press release Leonid Shishkin Gallery