From Repin and Polenov to nonconformists at the auction "Russian enamel"
ARTinvestment.RU   18 октября 2016

October 22, "Russian enamel" will hold the first auction, which exhibited more than 400 lots of Russian and Western European paintings, drawings, objects of applied art, as well as letters, books and autographs related to the development of Russian and Soviet art

time range offered at the auction items — from the XVII century (etching by famous French artist Jacques Callot and icon-мощевиком Russian work) before the beginning of the XXI century (in the works of our famous contemporaries of Alexander Bartashevich, V. Kotlyarova thick, N. Konyshevoy, N. Safronov, A. Grositskogo). The total cost of the upcoming auction lots amounted to about 50 million rubles.

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Among the top-лотов XIX century, stands out the work of Ilya Repin "Prometheus", which is an illustration to the poem by Taras Shevchenko "the Caucasus," etude "Palestine" brush V. Polenov watercolor paintings by Vasily Sadovnikov. Extremely interesting their origin to the work of A. N. Benoit, depicting his Studio at Villa Montagnola (from the collection of Z. Serebryakova, and later the famous collection of L. Loitsyanskii) and a watercolour of S. Solomko (from the collection of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna).

Prominent names mentioned at the auction the first half of the twentieth century: I. Nivinsky, V. Zarubin, D. Shterenberg, N. The kupreyanov, V. Byalynitsky-Бируля, R. Semashkevich, S. Yutkevich, M. Akselrod, A. Ostroumova-Лебедева, M. Voloshin, P. Kuznetsov, and I. Bilibin. The work of artists of the Russian emigration (Sergei sudeikina, Boris Anisfeld, O. Zadkine, A. Lohovskogo, S. Chekhonin) is represented by fine examples. Particularly expressive "still life with Buddha" by B. Anisfeld.

Section of Soviet unofficial art 1950-80-х proposes a meeting with the constellation of the most talented and popular artists today, such as Vladimir Nemukhin, N. Vechtomov, E. Chubarov, V. Kotlyarov, V. Yakovlev, A. Grositsky, Lev Kropivnitsky, M. Shemyakin, Yu Sooster. Notable top-лот this part the bidding — "Cockerel" by A. Zverev from the collection of the famous collector G. Kostaki.

Among the oldest examples of Western graphic art, in addition to etching by Jacques Callot, the works Д.-Б. Piranesi, Dali, F. Leger.

under decorative-прикладного art you can note the candle holder with figure of putti in the late eighteenth century, two teacups painted by S. Chekhonin, sculpture "F. I. Shalyapin as Boris Godunov in the Opera Mussorgsky "Boris Godunov"" by J. A. Tropashko.

the Archival and book part of the auction features rare documents and autographs, including a letter of M. Nesterov, and many rare Kazan catalogs and brochures autographed by the authors.

With all the lots can be found on producciones exhibition in office of the Auction house "Antiquarium" (Moscow, Nizhny Kislovskiy lane., 6, p. 2) to 21 Oct (every day except Sunday and Monday, from 11 to 20 hours).

the Auction will be held on October 22 there (in the office of the Auction house "Russian enamel" at the address: Moscow, Nizhny Kislovskiy lane., 6, p. 2). Auction start at 19:00. Gathering of the guests 18:00.

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Source: press-релиз the auction house "Russian enamel"