Yesterday in London, Christie's and Sotheby's sold Russian paintings, drawings, works of PDI and so on. Graphic portrait of Anna Akhmatova by Yuri Annenkov brought 900,000 pounds

Week auctions of Russian art in London is in full swing. Yesterday, Christie's and Sotheby's sold Russian paintings, drawings, works of PDI and other Russian items in the three auctions. Briefly tell about the most expensive and lots of interesting auction on June 4.

«Russian paintings and drawings." Sotheby's. June 4, 2013

one level with expensive paintings of Russian artists rose graphic portrait of the poet Anna Akhmatova Yuri Annenkov . Work in gouache and pencil on paper a comparative small size (50.3 x 32.6) in the evaluation of 150-200 thousand pounds was eventually sold for 902.5 thousand pounds. For comparison, on the eve at auction June 3 large landscaped web , Nikolai Fechin , Robert Falk , Natalia Goncharova , Gudiashvili and others were sold for smaller amounts. As the veteran AI forum with the nickname qwerty, «there was a fundamental change in relation to the works on paper, our people have realized that the graphics on the artistic effects can not give in painting, and consequently, the price may be appropriate." In the case of a fracture Annenkov this happened back in 2012, when the November Russian Sotheby's auction of his pencil portrait of Vsevolod Meyerhold, who bore the estimate of 30-50 thousand pounds, was eventually sold for 1,000,000 pounds! "Portrait of Anna Akhmatova" though not beat that record, but the trend appreciation of graphic artist certainly secured.

• Yuri Annenkov
  Portrait of Anna Akhmatova. 1921
  Paper, gouache, pencil, colored pencils
  50,3 x 32,6
  Sotheby's. 04/06/2013. Lot 194
  Estimate: 150-200 thousand pounds
  Result: 902.5 thousand pounds
  Source: sothebys.com
• Vladmir Weisberg
  Still life with fruit. 1957
  Oil on canvas. 63 x 100
  Sotheby's. 04/06/2013. Lot 308
  Estimate: 60-80 thousand pounds
  Result: 206.5 thousand pounds
  Source: sothebys.com

very well at yesterday's Auctions of non-conformist met Vladimir Weisberg . All four of his works are gone, often exceeding the estimate, and the two pictures even entered the top five most expensive auction items. This is the "Still Life with Fruit" (lot 308), sold for 206.5 thousand pounds, while the estimate of 60-80 thousand pounds, and "Portrait of a student Yudina" (lot 294), pushed for 158.5 thousand pounds in the evaluation 50-70 thousand pounds.

third top lot of the auction Sotheby's was the work of gouache and watercolor on cardboard "Port in Novgorod» Sergei Sudeikin (again, graphics!). The product is dated 1930 year, a time when Sudeikin actively collaborated with the Metropolitan Opera in New York. While the estimate 30-40 thousand pounds job eventually went to a new owner for 164.5 thousand pounds.

«Russian icons and decorative art, including works by Faberge." Sotheby's. June 4, 2013

Watch presentation of Faberge. Master Julius Rappoport. 1902
Silver, enamel, Bowen
Sotheby's. 04/06/2013. Lot 536
Estimate: 200-300 thousand pounds
Result: 242.5 thousand pounds
Source: sothebys.com

auction of Russian decorative art Sotheby's, which began immediately after the auction of paintings and drawings, was calmer. The sensational sales were not there, like, the day before the auction Christie's, where purpurinovaya Faberge jewelry box, while the estimate 100-150 thousand pounds was eventually sold for 481,000 pounds. At the Sotheby's auction PDI top lot of steel watch with a silver figure of Faberge Griffin, who stood on his hind legs (lot 536). Wizard Julius Rappoport bought for 242.5 thousand pounds, while the estimate 200-300 thousand pounds. Significantly exceeded the estimate of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God of the company Ovchinnikov (lot 702). Decorated in silver, gilt and enamel icon of the end of XIX century was bought for 80.5 thousand pounds in the evaluation of 6-8 thousand pounds. A total of 304 lots were sold put up 116 (38%).

«Interiors." Christie's. June 4, 2013

the auction Christie's interior everything was still modest. Here, the most expensive lot was a silver guardian for the holy bread. Estimé 1.5-2 thousand pounds the subject of church plate was sold for 35,000 pounds. All in all, the auction "Interiors" It took 104 Russian bid.

Prepared by Mary Onuchina, AI

Sources: christies.com , sothebys.com ,