Important Russian Art at Sotheby's New York - 1 November 2011
Sotheby’s annual autumn auction of Important Russian Art in New York will be held on 1 November 2011. In response to persistent demand for rare and historic works with exceptional provenance, the sale will offer 26 museum-quality masterpieces spanning important genres in Russian art, from 19th century paintings to the early avant-garde and Soviet eras of the 20th century.
The auction is estimated at $19.4/28.2 million in total, with a strong average lot value of nearly $1 million, and will be highlighted by pictures from two American institutions: Vasili Vasilievich Vereshchagin’s Pearl Mosque at Delhi, on offer from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), and a group three works by Nicolai Fechin that includes Bearing Away the Bride, on offer from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma (separate releases available).
A selection of works will be on view in Moscow from 18–20 October, before returning to New York for the full sale exhibition opening 26 October in Sotheby’s York Avenue galleries, alongside the auctions of Impressionist & Modern Art and 19th Century European Art.
