Collector classics at auction July 1, in the "Antiquarium"
ARTinvestment.RU   23 июня 2017

Lifetime editions of Alexander Pushkin to Daniil Kharms, paintings and drawings by Alexander Benois to Viktor Popkov, theatrical sketches from Mstislav Dobuzhinsky to Oleg Sheintsis, engravings and lithographs from Ivan pozhalostina to Alexander Yakovlev...

... the photographs of recognized masters of the early twentieth century to the XXI century in the collection 31-го auction "Antiquarium", which will be held July 1 in 14.00.

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a Significant part of the first section "Rare books" made up of historical literature. The works of well-known of the antiquity of the age of Enlightenment by Charles Rollin, translated by Vasily Trediakovsky, including "Ancient history...", which enjoyed success among domestic readers of the eighteenth century and became an indispensable attribute of noble libraries. Another edition of the "century of Catherine" — "Russian chronicle according to Nikonov list" volume which was printed "under the supervision" of the Imperial Academy of Sciences. Major chronicle, created on the initiative of Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia of Daniel, not only an important source for the history of Ancient Russia, but also political treatise. Stop the eyes of the connoisseurs of military Affairs on a multi-volume work of General Vasily Potto, dedicated to the history 44-го Nizhny Novgorod Dragoon regiment, one of the most valiant units of the Russian army named Alexander II as its "first cavalry regiment...". The grandson of "king-освободителя" Nicholas II was the chief (honorary commander) "Nizhny Novgorod". Our collection features two luxuriously illustrated publication describing the coronation of the last Emperor, — "Days of the Holy coronation," and "In memory of the Holy coronation of their Imperial Majesties...". The relationship of the Imperial center and outskirts were not easy and were often dynamic magnet-отталкиваний. This is the question addressed in research "the Illustrated history of the Ukrainian people" Hrushevsky and "Russia and the don", Sergei Svatikov.

are also widely presented in the literature section. In the period between the closure of the "Literary newspaper" and the formation of "Contemporary" serdinsky the magazine "Library for reading" as a basic platform for new publications of Alexander Pushkin. In the auction catalogue — volume of "journal of literature, science, art, industry, news and fashion" with the first publication of the famous "Tale of the fisherman and the fish". In those same years, Pushkin was prompted by Nikolai Gogol plots of two works, which later became classics of world literature. Deluxe edition of one of them — "Dead souls" — became undeniable decoration section. "Panteleevskaya chetyrnadtsatiletney" is considered the best pre-revolutionary edition of the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is highly valued by bibliophiles. Children's literature was the only legal refuge for the oberiuty, and they have contributed to the seemingly conservative genre a new breath. One of these books and the absolute top-лот upcoming auction — "How Kolka Pankin flew to Brazil and Petka Ershov never believed" by Daniil Kharms. Poems included in this collection of Marina Tsvetaeva "Separation" addressed to her husband Sergei Efron, the officer of the White army. Concluding the review of the initial section, we note invaluable to bibliographers and bibliophiles edition — "rare Russian books and volatile editions of XVIII century" Yuri Bitowt and fundamental "catalog of Russian books of the civil press of the XVIII century".

Not worth the village without the righteous, and the theatre — withoutartist. According to the Director Alexei Wild, a true artist should "lead the play, to take as a party in the orchestra." In the section "Russian theatre sketch" is a collection of the largest domestic masters. Top-лоты — pictures of an outstanding painter, one of the fathers-основателей "World of art" Alexander Benois. Is to provide a design for the Paris setting ("Russian seasons" by Sergei Diaghilev) of modest Musorgsky's Opera "Boris Godunov". Premiere at the Grand-Опера made an enormous impression on the discerning and sophisticated audience, celebrated not only the music, the brilliant mastery of Feodor Chaliapin, but innovative sets by Russian artists. Other works Benoit about his late, emigrant period, in particular the costumes for a production of "Sadko" by Nikolai Rimsky-Корсакова at La Scala, sketches of scenery for productions of the operas "La Boheme" by Giacomo Puccini and "La Sonnambula" by Vincenzo Bellini. An extensive selection of works of artists who worked in the Soviet Union, — Nicholas Usina, Konstantin Rudakov, Vadim Ryndin, Fyodor Fedorovsky, finally, Oleg Sheintsis, who issued a series of important performances in "Lenkom" Mark Zakharov.

In the section "Engraving. Painting. Graphics" collection of works by Russian artists of different epoch and directions. Initial lot — engraving of Ivan Beggrow "Victory for a Small Yaroslavets. 12 Oct 1812", depicting one of the climactic battle of world war II. Presents the works of two outstanding masters of this technique of the XIX century — Konstantin Afanasyev and Ivan pozhalostina. Turning to the twentieth century, note the lithograph "Mother and child" by Alexander Yakovlev, referring to the famous "African" cycle of the artist, Alexander Skvortsov etching "Morning on the Volga", Mikhail Matorin woodcuts, linocuts Gennady Troshkov — illustrations for the works of Boris Pasternak. Noteworthy graphics of Sergey Lobanov, Vera Pestel, Peter Sokolov-Скаля, Alexandra Shevchenko, Alexandra Laktionova, Alexander Filimonov. Top-лотом section was the work of Victor Popkov, one of the key figures of Russian art of the XX century, the artist who has made "the leap from social to the existential". The sale will feature the watercolor "Ferapontov monastery", written shortly before the tragic death of the painter.

In the "St. Petersburg collection" of the claimed works of iconic representatives of the Northern capital — graphics Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Yuri Annenkov, George verey, Elizabeth Kruglikova, and she took drawing lessons Maximilian Voloshin. The literature of St. Petersburg represent inscripti poets Anna Akhmatova, Yevgeny Rhine, Moses Bamdas, and handwritten notebook with drafts and belowim poems by Alexander Kushner, the autograph of one of the most famous and mysterious poems of Joseph Brodsky's Leningrad period "being Able to dissociate itself from the people..." (1966), his rare photographs during his exile (1964). Literary archive of Lev Kuklin has saved not only his own notebook 1947-1948 years with autographs of poems and epigrams Yevgeny Dolmatovsky, letters of Vadim Shefner, Yunna Moritz, drawings of MichaelBelomorskogo.

adds a classic part of the catalogue section "Postcards and pictures". Including — two interesting album of early XX century with the images of Africa and Central Asia, the original negatives and prints of them, depicting everyday life of infirmary in the First world war, a series of postcards "Children-политики" Vladimir Taburin, a selection of postcards with the interior of the Soviet pavilion, designed by the famous representative of Russian avant-garde, El Lissitzky, at the exhibition "Pressa" in Cologne (1928). Of interest is the portrait gallery of artists — Maxim Gorky, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Yuriy Nikulin, Vladimir Vysotsky, Alisa Freundlich. Let's note some of the photographs the domestic leading masters — Yuri Krivonosov and Ilia Koltun. Modern Russian photography is represented by works of Eugene Wolfson and King Vlad. From the works of foreign authors is to provide a portrait of a Sicilian girl Wilhelm von Gleden.

pre-Auction exhibition is open until June 30 (except Sundays), from 12:00 to 20:00 at the address: Moscow, Sadovaya-Кудринская, 25. Auction house and gallery "KABINET" (in the building of "the Antique centre on the Garden").

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