Russian Art at Sotheby's New York - 12 April 2011
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 sale will be on exhibition in Sotheby’s York Avenue galleries beginning 7 April, alongside the auctions of Magnificent Jewels and Important Watches.
The paintings on offer are highlighted by works from iconic Russian artists of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Ivan Aivazovsky, Isaac Levitan, Nicholas Roerich, Boris Grigoriev, and Yuri Pimenov, whose canvas The Pianistleads an impressive group of works by the Soviet Realist artist (est. $500/700,000). Sotheby’s set the new record for Pimenov in the November 2010 sale of Important Russian Art in New York, when his monumental First of May Celebration, 1950 achieved $1,538,500.
Works of art are led by An Important and Rare Micromosaic Table by Gioacchino Barberi after Alexander Orlovski Made for the Russian Court 1830-33, one of the rarest and most extraordinary micromosaic tabletops known to exist, which was likely made for Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia from 1825-55, or a member of his court (est. $400/600,000).