LONDON.- Sotheby’s auction of Russian Art in New York brought $16,089,390 in total today, in excess of the pre-sale high estimate and the highest result for an auction in New York in this category since April 2008*. The Russian paintings on offer …
Masterful Works to Go on Auction at Christie’s Russian Art Sale in New York in April
NEW YORK, N.Y.- A collection of costume designs by Alexandre Benois is another highlight of the auction. The nine-lot Benois group hails from A Distinguished Private Collection, including costume designs from the productive middle period of Benois’…
Masterful Works to Go on Auction at Christie’s Russian Art Sale in New York in April
NEW YORK, N.Y.- A collection of costume designs by Alexandre Benois is another highlight of the auction. The nine-lot Benois group hails from A Distinguished Private Collection, including costume designs from the productive middle period of Benois’…
Christie’s in London to Sell Portrait by British Artist Lucian Freud, Eye on Russian Market
LONDON (REUTERS).- Christie’s auctioneers will offer a portrait by Lucian Freud which it described as “seminal” in the career of the British artist at a sale in London on June 28. “Woman Smiling,” painted in 1958/9, is the only single portrait Freud ma…
Painting from the Collection of Mikhail Baryshnikov to Highlight Sotheby’s Sale of Russian Art
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s 12 April 2011 auction of Russian Art in New York will feature a painting that Mikhail Baryshnikov donated to the Baryshnikov Arts Center, so that they may offer it at auction. The full proceeds from the sale of Petr Petrov…
Russian Works of Art with Exceptional Provenance and Art-Historical Importance at Sotheby’s
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sotheby’s 12 April 2011 auction of Russian Art in New York will feature paintings and works of art with exceptional provenance and art-historical importance. The paintings on offer are highlighted by works from iconic Russian artis…
Russian Works of Art with Exceptional Provenance and Art-Historical Importance at Sotheby’s
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sotheby’s 12 April 2011 auction of Russian Art in New York will feature paintings and works of art with exceptional provenance and art-historical importance. The paintings on offer are highlighted by works from iconic Russian artis…
MacDougall’s Leads Market in Russian Sales Week, Outselling Three Older Auction Houses
LONDON.- Holding three auctions on 1 and 2 December 2010, MacDougall’s sold Russian paintings, works on paper, icons and works of art for a total of £16.2 million, outselling three older auction houses in Russian art. The biggest sensation of London’s…
Sotheby’s New York and London November Sales of Russian Art Realise $30.4 Million
LONDON.- The top-selling lot of the November Sales of Russian Art in London was Alexander Yakovlev’s 1926 oil on canvas The Kuli-Kuta Dance, Niamey, which sold for the within-estimate sum of £937,250 (Est. £800,000-1,000,000**). Two new artist r…
Sotheby’s New York and London November Sales of Russian Art Realise $30.4 Million
LONDON.- The top-selling lot of the November Sales of Russian Art in London was Alexander Yakovlev’s 1926 oil on canvas The Kuli-Kuta Dance, Niamey, which sold for the within-estimate sum of £937,250 (Est. £800,000-1,000,000**). Two new artist r…