Still life of Ilya Mashkov sold for a record amount Automatic translate

June 3 at Christie’s auction in London, a painting by Russian artist Ilya Mashkov (1881 - 1944), "Still Life with Fruits", dated 1910, was sold for a record amount of 7.2 million dollars or 4.7 million pounds with an estimate of 1-1.5 million pounds. The buyer chose to remain anonymous by taking part in an auction over the phone.

Still life Mashkov, the main lot of past tenders, is one of the best examples of Russian neo-primitivism. The picture belongs to the early period of the artist. It was first presented at an exhibition organized by the art community “Jack of Diamonds” at the end of 1910, and has since been no longer shown to the general public. The previous record for Mashkov’s paintings was set at Sotheby’s in 2005, when another still life of the artist was sold for $ 3.6 million.

In addition to the work of Ilya Mashkov, the iconic painting from the series “Shrines and Strongholds” by Nicholas Roerich was sold at the auction. The total sale price amounted to about 733 thousand dollars (481.865 thousand pounds). The canvas was painted in 1925 in India, and previously belonged to the famous collector Louis Horsh.

Anna Sidorova © Gallerix.ru