Paintings Vereshchagin, Korovin and Konchalovsky exhibited at Christie’s auction – RIA Novosti

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(updated: 16:44 07.11.2016)

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LONDON, February 7 – RIA Novosti, Irina Chumakov. brush Paintings by Vasily Vereshchagin, Konstantin Korovin, Pyotr Konchalovsky, Alexander Volkov and other Russian artists will be exhibited at the Russian auction Christie’s on November 28 in London, reported RIA Novosti in the press service of the auction house.

in Total, the auction will be offered more than 280 lots.

among the top lots of the work of Konstantin Korovin (1861-1939) “a Forest stream”. The painting is exhibited with an estimated cost of 120-150 thousand pounds.

the works of Vasily Vereshchagin (1842-1904) will be represented by three paintings, two of which were created under the impression of the artist of the Holy land. Painting from a private American collection called “the Entrance to the Royal tomb” is estimated at 100-150 thousand pounds, the painting “the Rabbi” — 40-60 thousand pounds.

Offered for sale a painting by Petr Konchalovsky (1876-1956) called “the Harvest” shows “the result of the merger of the French and Russian painting traditions,” said the auction house. The work offered with estimated value of 250-350 thousand pounds. In 1924, a year after its creation, the painting was displayed in the State historical Museum.

among the top lots of the auction also canvas a pupil of Henri Matisse Maria Vasilyeva (1884-1957) “Child with a toy”, exhibited with the estimate of 400-600 thousand pounds.

“In the early twentieth century Vasilyev became one of the key figures in the process of mutual creative enrichment of the art of the Russian and French avant-garde. Arriving in Paris in 1905 thanks to a grant from Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, by 1907 Vasiliev became the student of Henri Matisse, and in 1910, already founded his own Academy,” said the auction house.

for the First time at the upcoming auction will be a painting by Alexander Volkov (1886-1957) “Nude. Gold”, estimated by experts at 400-600 thousand pounds sterling.

“This is one of the few large-scale canvases of this period, possessing a rich history of exhibition and offered for sale from the collection of the heirs Volkov,” — said in Christie’s, stressing that “technique work bears the clear imprint of the legacy of Mikhail Vrubel”.

In the section of works on paper Russian trading also presents watercolor by Alexander Benois “Ivan the Great Bell tower, Moscow Kremlin” and the tempera Savely Sorin “Night cafe”.

Decorative art

In the section of decorative art exhibited decorated with precious stones and gold gift icon of the Moscow saints Alexis, Peter and Iona, presented to Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich, in 1912, on the occasion of his first official visit to Moscow. The icon is estimated at 80-120 thousand pounds.

Among the top lots also established around 1908 by masters of the St. Petersburg firm “Bolin” star of the order of St Catherine, first degree, decorated with diamonds. At the time, she was awarded the Queen consort of Spain, Victoria Battenbergs. Its estimate is 70-90 thousand pounds.