The auction "Western European and Russian art" was successfully held in the East European Antique House Automatic translate

The East European Antique House held an auction dedicated to West European and Russian painting and graphics. During the auction, five lots were sold, including one of the most expensive - the work of D. D. Burliuk “Trees by the Water”, sold for 2,216,000 rubles.

In total, within the framework of auction No. 12 “Western European and Russian art”, which took place on November 15 in the salon of the East European Antique House, lots were sold in the amount of 2,717,000 rubles. Among others, one of the most expensive works for sale, “Trees by the Water,” by Russian painter David Davidovich Burliuk, left the auction. The landscape was painted in 1932 in the United States, where the artist moved after emigrating to Japan. Creations of Burliuk can be seen in major Russian and foreign museums, they are highly quoted among private collectors. The painting, which has museum value, was sold for 2,216,000 rubles.

The work of another Russian master, Vladimir Nikolayevich Pchelin, for a long time belonged to the family of the world famous Soviet designer of nuclear reactors Nikolai Antonovich Dollezhal. At the auction of the East European Antique House, the “Family Breakfast” canvas was sold for 135,000 rubles.

Pchelin V.N._Breakfast of the family

From the works of European artists, the attention of collectors was attracted by the painting of the Italian painter Giuseppe Giardello “Neapolitan Fishermen”. In this picture, which is distinguished by the brightness of colors, the artist managed to convey the beauty of the Mediterranean coast and the characteristic images of Italian fishermen. The lot was sold at a price of 285,000 rubles.

In the "Graphics" section, two works left the auction. The interest of buyers was caused by the illustration of Salvador Dali to the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. In 1951, the famous artist received an order from the Italian government to create 100 images, on the basis of which prints were to be made for the publication of the great work of Dante. However, under the influence of the public, outraged by the fact that the Spanish artist is working on illustrations for the book of the Italian author, the contract was broken. But Dali still brought the work to an end, and the book saw the light in an independent publishing house. One of the hundred illustrations presented at the auction of the East European Antique House was sold for 45,000 rubles.

C. Dali_illustration to the Divine Comedy

The second lot in this category, which also gained a new owner, was the etching of Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin "Before the storm." Art historian Dmitry Alexandrovich Rovinsky counted about a hundred etchings performed by the great Russian artist. This method was an important part of Shishkin’s work, he perfectly mastered it and devoted a lot of time to it. The work, which has historical and artistic significance and great antique value, was sold for 36,000 rubles.

The auction was preceded by an exhibition in which everyone could get acquainted with the paintings and graphic works of famous masters. In addition to the lots sold, the pre-auction show featured paintings by Vasily Ivanovich Shukhaev “Borzhomi Gorge”, Johann Costel’s “Romantic Bonfire in the Moonlight”, Francois Musin “The Sea Scene”, etchings by Pablo Picasso, drawings by Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, costume sketches by Alexander Benois, lithographs by Marc Benoit, lithographs by Marc Benois Chagall and other works.

S. Yunin and E. Ischeeva