The afternoon and evening auction of Impressionist and Modern Christie's and Sotheby's, which will be held in New York on 7, 8 and 9, there will be many works of Russian artists - Chagall, Soutine, Lempicka, Jawlensky, Archipenko and other

The afternoon and evening auction of Impressionist and Modern Christie's and Sotheby's, which will be held in New York on 7, 8 and 9, there will be many works of Russian artists - Marc Chagall , Chaim Chaim Soutine , Tamara de Lempicka Tamara de , Alexander Archipenko , Alexei Jawlensky , Sonia Delaunay , Orlova , Pinkhus Kremen , Jacques Lipschitz , A. , Wassily Kandinsky , etc.

Chaim Soutine A small pastry. Circa 1927 Oil on canvas. 76,5 x 68,9 Christie's. 08/05/2013. Lot 21 Estimate: 16-22 million dollars Source: christies.com

Two Russian top lot at Christie's evening auction of Impressionist and Modern place from May 8 same private European collection. This is the work of Chaim Soutine's "The Little Pastry" (lot 21; 16-22 million), and the painting "Three acrobat" Marc Chagall (Lot 40; 6-9 million). From the same collection exhibited two more works Soutine - "View of the village" (lot 27; 1.6-2.4 million) and "Gladiolus" (lot 39, 650-950 thousand dollars).

A native of Minsk province, the brightest representative of the School of Paris Chaim Soutine written a total of six portraits of confectioners. The first two were written in 1919-1921 in Sulphur, the following three - in Cagnes-sur-Mer in 1923-1925, and finally, the last (and who exhibited at Christie's) was established in 1927 in Paris. It is thanks to the work of this series Soutine noticed his future patron Alfred Barnes, helped the artist out of poverty. Paris portrait in 1927 was bought by well-known patrons of the Montparnasse artists Marsellenom and Madeleine Castaing (Marcellin and Madeleine Castaing). The history of their acquaintance with Chaim Soutine began in the early 1920s, when they offered poor artist 100 francs for any work of his studio. Soutine was offended that he was offered money, not even looking at his work, so refused the deal. After the second meeting in 1927, when Soutine was already known, started it's time to productive cooperation Kastenov and artist's wife bought more than forty of his works (including three portraits of the most Madeleine Castaing), in the summer took him to his home on the sea and strongly supported him.

last portrait confectioner participated in all major exhibitions Soutine and made the cover of the second volume of the catalog raisonné of the artist-. The last time the job was at a public auction in 1977, first at Sotheby's London bought the product Lefevre Gallery, and then in the same 1977 in this gallery canvas purchased by the present owner.

Marc Chagall Three acrobat. 1926 Oil on canvas. 116,2 x 88,4 Christie's. 08/05/2013. Lot 40 Estimate: 6-9 million dollars Source: christies.com

Marc Chagall painting "Three acrobat" was written in 1926. It is known that the work of the same name Chagall executed in his first Paris period (1911 - mid 1914), ie more than ten years earlier, but her whereabouts are now unknown - unfortunately, many of Chagall this first Paris period were lost. When he left Russia in the summer of 1914, the artist has left more than 40 works by the Berlin gallery owner "Storm" Gervart Walden for the exhibition. Most likely, among them was the first version of the "Three acrobats." Then came the war, Chagall and his wife could not leave Russia until 1922. When he got back to Berlin, his paintings had already been sold by the German collectors. The artist first tried unsuccessfully to bring them to court, and then began to recover by the memory of that period. So there were "Three acrobat" in 1926. Perhaps under the influence of this particular work Ambroise Vollard in 1927, ordered a series of gouaches by Chagall circus theme.

painting "Three acrobat" in 1926, as well as "The Little Confectioner" Soutine for a long time was part of the collection of Frances and Sidney Brody Beverly Hills (this famous meeting belonged to, for example, Picasso's "Nude on a background of green leaves and bust", sold for 106.5 million dollars in 2011).

In addition to the works of Chagall and Soutine, Russian and lots will be on the daily auction at Christie's on May 9. At the auction of Impressionist and Modern on paper collectors will be offered four works by Marc Chagall with an estimate in the range of 50 to 300 thousand dollars. Russian citations complement inexpensive drawing of a seated nude von Jawlensky (lot 119; 5-8 thousand dollars) and "Abstract Composition" Sonia Delaunay (lot 126; 20-30 thousand dollars). Following the auction, Christie's graphics hold another session picturesque trading Impressionist and Modern. There will be sculpture by Alexander Archipenko, "Woman Combing Her Hair" (lot 314, 100-150 thousand dollars). This is the first in a series of six cast sculpture, conceived by the artist in 1913. At the same auction will be four sculptures Hana Orlova with a range of scores from 30-40 to 80-120 thousand dollars (lots 308, 324, 359, 383), the work of von Jawlensky series of "Meditations" (lot 327; 40-60 thousand dollars) and female portrait of Tamara de Lempicka in 1953 (lot 394; 25-35 thousand dollars).

At evening and day auctions of Impressionist and Modern Sotheby's May 7 and 8 levels of Russian works of "The Little Confectioner "Soutine or" Three Acrobats "Chagall will be. At the auction of the auction house announced other top lots - portrait by Modigliani "Amazon" and still life 'Apples' Fields Cezanne from the collection of Alex and Elizabeth Levit . Nevertheless, it is worth noting several important Russian works.

Marc Chagall Animals in the colors. 1952 Paper, gouache, watercolor, pastel and oil. 71 x 56 Sotheby's. 07/05/2013. Lot 4 Estimate: 1-1,5 million dollars Source: sothebys. com

First, from the collection of the spouses on Leviticus Sotheby's evening auction of 7 May exhibit still life of Marc Chagall "The animal in colors» («Animal dans les fleurs») 1-1.5 million (lot 4). In this work, the artist added a classic floral still-life elements of the landscape, the faces of lovers on a vase and a fantastic way of a certain animal. And one more work of Chagall at the evening auction May 7 - "Riders" of the late 1920s (lot 58; 1-1.5 million). The image of love, jump on a horse over a fence to escape sends Chagall and his wife Bella of Soviet Russia.

The auction will be on May 7 female portrait by Chaim Soutine's "Eve" (lot 19 , 500-700 thousand dollars). The first owner of the work was the aforementioned Madeleine Castaing. Since 1952, the work of his wife owned Leviticus. With the same estimate will be offered abstract work of Vasily Kandinsky "Concert" in 1937 (lot 32, 500-700 thousand dollars). This product was preceded by the glass "Waveform" (1936), now owned by the State Museum of Modern Art in Paris.

Tamara de Lempicka New York About 1929 Oil on canvas. 46 x 38 Sotheby's. 07/05/2013. Lot 70 Estimate: 600-800 thousand dollars Source: sothebys.com

Cityscape Tamara de Lempicka "New York" (lot 70, 600 -800,000 dollars) was created shortly after her arrival in the city in the autumn of 1929. A rich industrialist Rufus Bush ordered the portrait painter of his young wife, and the couple, along with Lempicka Bush went to America on board the luxury liner. View of the Manhattan skyline conquered it in at a glance, de Lempicka had never seen anything like this in Europe. Soon, this urban landscape has become one of the favorite motifs of her work. She often put their models on a background of New York skyscrapers to emphasize their modernity. Individual landscapes of New York artist has written not so much, and the one that put up for Sotheby's, is one of the best.

On May 8 at Sotheby's auction scheduled day of Impressionist and modern art, and Here again, not without works by Chagall (9 lots, estimeyty from 120-180 to 550-700 thousand dollars), Archipenko (lot 207; 20-30 thousand dollars), Jawlensky (lots 414, 432, both of which - 400-600 thousand dollars ).

Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources : christies.com , sothebys.com , artinvestment.ru