| Tomorrow in New York auction house Christie's will hold a Russian auction |
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Tomorrow in New York auction house Christie's will hold a Russian auction, putting compilation of outstanding works of art. The undisputed favorite is a painting by Boris Grigoriev, "Children," estimate is 600 - 800 thousand dollars. The work was written by artists during their stay in New York, where he exhibited in the early 1920s. Portrait depicts a 12-year old Catherine and Mary Kane, daughter Melvilla and Florence Kane - one of the families who occupied a prominent place in the artistic environment of the city. Among the other lots should acknowledge the work of Alexei Korzukhina "Jabberwocky in the woods." Estimate the picture, written in 1877, 80 - 100 thousand dollars. The artist captures a dramatic moment when the three girls in the woods collecting berries or mushrooms, were taken by surprise by sudden vision or sound. For many years the painting was in a meeting of Vice Admiral Newton Mc Cully, occupied an important place in Russian-American relations in the Navy. A bronze statue of Peter the Great led the Section of arts and crafts. Estimate of Mark Antokolsky 100 - 150 thousand dollars. http://artchive.ru |