CHARITY AUCTION "RUSSIAN ART TO HELP KHAKASIA AND DONBASS"
Automatic translateThe charity auction “Russian Art to Help Khakassia and Donbass”, organized by the Moscow Peace Foundation and the International Charity Auction House, will be held on May 21, 2015. in Moscow, in the famous Pashkov House (Moscow, Vozdvizhenka St., 3/5, p. 1 (entrance from Starovagankovsky lane)).
One of the largest charity auctions includes more than 180 lots, divided into six thematic sections: Painting of the new century; The works of artists of the Studio. M.B. Grekova; Painting of artists of Crimea and Sevastopol, Soviet painting, Ancient painting, Icons.
The auction will feature works by prominent Russian artists of the 19th-20th centuries. Among them: I. Aivazovsky, V. Polenov, N. Roerich, A. Savrasov, P. Konchalovsky, A. Benois, R. Falk, G. Myasoedov, L. Lagorio, N. Sverchkov, A. Samokhvalov, A. Osmyorkin N. Udaltsova. The auction also includes the work of contemporary artists, made in the traditional style.
Bidding will begin from the “Painting of the New Century” section, that is, from the works of our contemporaries. The paintings of Boris Vedernikov stand out; the artist writes them in the technique of classical oil painting and turns to the retro plots of post-war Moscow. This seems especially important in those days when the country celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Victory. Such a movement is becoming the main dramatic principle of the auction, as if we are turning from the present to the past.
The next string - "The works of artists of the Studio. M.B. Grekov. " The Studio Directorate responded to the idea of holding a charity auction and provided 51 lots - here are paintings, sculptures, and even lacquer miniatures. This section is a brief history of Soviet battalism and the patriotic theme in all its manifestations, from the delicate lyrics of the landscape to the bravura passages in the History of the Russian State. One of the most interesting lots in this section is the canvas “Windy Day on the Island of Dinner” by Dmitry Belyukin, an author known for art cycles dedicated to Russian writers of the 19th century.
The section "Painting of the Artists of Crimea and Sevastopol" offers work of a high level of skill, with a unique, exclusively Crimean theme. In section 20 lots. Prices are relatively low. 100 thousand rubles - a start for the most expensive item: I. Zakharov-Bureva “Monument to the Scuttled Ships”. And for the resort sketch "Khersones" of Sevastopol artist Alexander Yevtushka - the initial price is 35 thousand rubles.
I. Zakharov-Bureva. Monument to the scuttled ships. 1960s
A. Evtushok. Chersonese. 2014
I.Pozdeev. Sevastopol Art Bay.
String of Soviet painting consists of 49 lots. Here the special position is occupied by the large-format landscape of Pyotr Konchalovsky “Protva River”, dated 1951, made in the characteristic, recognizable manner of the artist (start of the lot 11.6 million rubles), and two still lifes of Nadezhda Udaltsova. Also interesting are the works of artists of the fifties: Peter Kotov "Kharkov Tractor Plant"; Alexander Samokhvalov with an unexpected dedication to Anna Kern, executed in the spirit of the late Konchalovsky; and a student of Johanson, master of the industrial landscape - Eugene Redko with a real anthem dedicated to Soviet shipbuilding - a two-meter canvas "On the slipway of Leningrad."
P. Konchalovsky Protva River. 1951
N. Udaltsova. Still life with a mirror
P.Kotov. Kharkov Tractor Plant. 1951
E. Redko. On the slipway of Leningrad. 1963
The icon-painting section presents 15 works. Among them: the icon "Our Lady of Bogolyubskaya with selected images in seven hallmarks", created in 1863 by the famous founder of the dynasty of the iconic painters Prokofy Klykov. The attention of connoisseurs will undoubtedly be drawn to the religious painting of Academician Andrei Zelensky “Mourning of Christ”. A traditional gospel scene written in 1849. The starting grade for a masterpiece of Russian classical painting was 16.2 million rubles.
Finally, the section "Ancient Russian Painting" includes 33 lots. Among the top lots: four seascapes of Ivan Aivazovsky, the most expensive of which is estimated at 26, 1 million rubles. The temperament of Nicholas Roerich’s “Himalayas” of 1937 is estimated at 8.5 million rubles. It is also worth paying attention to the landscapes of the outstanding artists and Wanderers of Vasily Polenov "Meadow" (1902), Alexei Savrasov "Winter. Moonlit night "(1880s)," Crimean landscape "of the 1880s. the founder of the traveling art exhibitions partnership Grigory Myasoedov.
N. Roerich. Himalayas. 1937
I. Aivazovsky. Seascape. 1885
V. Polenov. Meadow 1902
A. Savrasov. Winter. Moonlight night
The auction and pre-auction events will be held in the famous Pashkov House - one of the most beautiful buildings in Moscow, designed by Vasily Bazhenov.
The organizers conduct this large-scale campaign to help the victims in Khakassia and Donbass and will make every effort to support them spiritually and financially. Representatives of state corporations, concerns, banks, and representatives of the creative elite will take part in the auction. All those who are not indifferent to the fate of the residents of Khakassia, who suffered from the strongest fires in the history of this republic, and hundreds of thousands of residents of multinational Southeast Ukraine who were held hostage by the hostilities in the Donbass. Works for the auction were provided by the owners of more than 10 large private collections, which also did not remain indifferent to the situation in Khakassia and Donbass.
Profits from the sale of art will be used to provide targeted assistance to affected people. As part of the Russian humanitarian convoy, cars with medicines, food and clothing will be sent to Khakassia and to the south-east of Ukraine.
Website: http://www.charityauction.ru/