Tonight, Sotheby's will offer collectors of Henry Semiradsky, Nikolai Fechin, Peter Vereshchagin, Nicholas Roerich, etc.

November 25 , London

Today and tomorrow in London as part of auction Sotheby's « Masterpieces of Russian art "( November 25) and" works of Art, Fabergé and icons "( November 26) will be offered work Henry Semiradsky , Nicholas , Peter Vereshchagin , , couple imperial porcelain vases , etc. Recall that prior to bidding in a private transaction were sold to two other top lot these trades - "A man in a bowler hat . Portrait of Jacob Kagan - Shabshaya » Robert Falk and " Family Portrait in the artist » Petr Konchalovsky .

Henrich Semiradsky Beggar (Un naufragé mendiant). 1878 Oil on canvas. 208 × 293,5 Sotheby's. 25.11.2013 . Lot 7 Estimate: 1-1,3 million pounds Source : Press Release Sotheby's

Job Henry Semiradsky " Beggar » («Un naufragé mendiant»), which is now exhibited at Sotheby's c estimate of 1-1.3 million pounds - one of the most significant works Semiradsky in private hands. The canvas shows a young woman seated on which servants luxury boat , and turned to her elderly beggar. In 1878 the picture , along with two other paintings Semiradsky , was highly appreciated at the World Exhibition in Paris .

Nicolai Fechin Nude oil on canvas. 61 × 51 Sotheby's. 25.11.2013 . Lot 19 Estimate: 500-700 thousand pounds Source : Press Release Sotheby's

PETER VERESHCHAGIN Street in Tiflis oil on canvas. 80,5 × 63 Sotheby's. 25.11.2013 . Lot 6 Estimate: 300-500 thousand pounds Source : Press Release Sotheby's

« Naked» Nikolai Fechin comes from the collection of Hollywood actor George Montgomery ( 1916-2000 ) . This is one of the best nude Feshina work at a public auction . Among several other works by will work Montgomery was assigned to the Art Museum in Palm Springs . The proceeds from the sale of assets museum spend on buying new works .

traveling through the Caucasus , Peter Vereshchagin spent the winter 1873/1874 years in Tiflis. "Street in Tiflis " conveys the atmosphere of a bustling commercial city , populated by Armenians , Turks, Azeris , lifestyle Tiflis and its architecture .

Nicholas Roerich Karelia . Evening Snow . 1918 Oil on board . 40 × 84,5 Sotheby's. 25.11.2013 . Lot 11 Estimate: 250-350 thousand pounds Source : Press Release Sotheby's

Valentin Serov Female portrait ( possibly Mary Vasilevny Yakunchikovoy ) . 1892 Oil on canvas. 65 × 46 Sotheby's. 25.11.2013 . Lot 9 Estimate: 200-300 thousand pounds Source : Press Release Sotheby's

Landscape "Karelia . Evening Snow " is likely to have been written in Sortavala where Roerich family lived after fleeing the Bolshevik Russia . They were forced to leave their property , the money was finished , and the Nicholas Roerich was slowly recovering from pneumonia. On one of the few winter landscapes of this period there is no trace that experienced artist , his family and his homeland in this period .

The portrait Valentin Serov , according to experts, the artist shows the Mariya Yakunchikova (1870-1902), a close friend of Abramtsevsky mug artists. She posed for many portraits, including works « Over tea ».

pair of porcelain vases Imperial Porcelain Factory . The era of Nicholas I. 1833 Sotheby's. 26.11.2013 Estimate: 2-2 5 million pounds Source : Press Release Sotheby's

In Thong decorative applied art at auction on November 26 the top lot is a pair of porcelain vases produced by the Imperial porcelain Factory in 1833. period of Nicholas I considered the heyday of artistic porcelain Russian Emperor patronized the development of this art form. exhibiting pair of porcelain vases decorated with copies of famous paintings who either were brought to the porcelain factory to copy or artist wrote on porcelain vase with a copy to the original paintings in the Hermitage right . Such vases are often created as a gift to the emperor and members of the imperial family or foreign diplomats .

The first vase placed a copy of genre painting " The Concert "brush Dutch artist Anthony Palamedesa (1601-1673) from the Hermitage , the copied master IPE Semyon head ( about 1783-1849 ) . original work still belongs to the Hermitage collection . On the second vase scene shows a street concert . name and author of the original work is not yet established . However, the name porcelain artist , make a copy , it is known - master Vasily Meshcheryakov ( 1781 -?).

column provenance indicated that these vases bought in the Munich gallery Bernheimer Gallery in the 1920s, Frank Battrem - founder Buttram Energies Inc. , and one of the five founders of the American Association of Independent Fuel . However, in the history of existence does not indicate that these vases have been exhibited at a public auction in April 2013 . grandson Randy Frank Battrem learn that this expensive imperial vases , put them up for auction Dallas Auction Gallery with an estimate of 1-1.5 million dollars . As a result vases were purchased before the auction for 2.7 million dollars . Now they are offered at Sotheby's for 2-2.5 million pounds .

Source : press Release Sotheby's