From November 2012 to March 2013 the auction house Sotheby's in their trading in New York and London and put up for sale 11 works from the collection of the Greek shipping magnate George Embirikosa (George Embiricos). Group work is estimated at $ 30 million.

Embirikos George (1920-2011) was one of the leading manufacturers of ships, who made his empire in the postwar years. After moving to New York and began collecting art for decades has created an outstanding collection, which absorbed the works of different periods and areas, including works by El Greco, Goya, Cezanne, Kandinsky, Picasso, Van Gogh and Bacon. Embirikosa from the collection, in particular, is Cezanne painting "card player", recently sold in private transaction Qatari ruling family for $ 250 million .

• Paul Cezanne The lady in ermine, imitation El Greco
  Sotheby's. 5.11.2012
  Estimate: 5-7 million dollars
  Source: Press Release Sotheby's

At the auction of Impressionist and Modern Sotheby's November 5 in New York will be the work of Paul Cezanne «La femme à l'hermine, d'après le Greco» («The lady in ermine, imitation El Greco ") from the Embirikosa. This magnificent portrait of a woman, inspired by the work of El Greco XVI century "Lady in a fur shawl", estimated at 7.5 million dollars. In addition, from the collection of the Greek tycoon is a graphic work of Pablo Picasso «Le Viol» («Violence"), created in just eight days before the Nazi occupation of France (estimate 4-6 million dollars).

At the same auction will be sold paired sculpture Henry Moore's" Reclining figure number 1 "(estimate 3-5 million dollars). Although Moore and earlier created two-part sculpture, in this work, he first fashioned body separate from the limbs and head.

FRANCIS BACON Sketch portrait Isabel Raustorn. 1967 canvas. 35.5 x 30,5 Sotheby's. 14.11.2012 Estimate: 9-12 million dollars Source: Press Release Sotheby's

On evening auction of contemporary art Sotheby's November 14 one of the top lots going to be "Sketch for a portrait Isabel Rostorn" brush Francis Bacon (estimated 12.9 million). The artist has depicted one of the women closest to him, the girlfriend Rostorn Isabel (Isabel Rawsthorne). They met in the late 1940s in London and the next twenty years, moved in some bohemian circles. In an interview in 1992 Bacon admitted that their relationship with Rostorn one time were romantic. "Sketch for a portrait Isabel Rostorn" from the collection of George Embirikosa not present 30 years.

Francisco Goya Portrait of Mariano Goya. 1827 canvas. 52 x 41,2 Sotheby's. 31.01.2013 Estimate: 6-8 million dollars Source: Press Release Sotheby's

Another work from the collection of the Greek tycoon decorate auction Sotheby's Old Masters January 31, 2013 . "Portrait of Mariano Goya" - is one of the last portraits by Francisco Goya, painted during his trip to Madrid in September 1827 (estimate 6-8 million dollars). The artist depicted his beloved grandson Mariano, who at that time was 21. They saw him for the last time - seven months later, Francisco Goya died in Bordeaux, France. George Embirikos bought the portrait in 1954, and almost 60 years, he was not available to the general public.

Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI

Source : Press Release Sotheby's