A rare masterpiece from one of Russia’s greatest landscape artists, 19th century Russian painter Mikhail Klodt, is expected to become one of the highest-grossing lots at Christie’s Russian Art Sale in London.
“A Riverside Farm” from the founding member of the famous Peredvizhniki (“Wanderers”) group – Baron Klodt – could fetch over $1,300,000 on June 8.
According to art historians, it is likely that Klodt selected the painting for submission as his graduation piece from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts for which he was awarded a gold medal of the first class and a significant travel bursary allowing him to spend the next several years studying and working in France, Germany and Switzerland.
Among other highest-grossing lots is Zinaida Serebriakova’s masterpiece “Reclining nude”, expected to raise up to $870,000.
Created in 1930, the 1920s and 1930s are often considered the artist's most erotic period.
Serebriakova's nudes can be recognized by a fusion of sensuality and technical artistry.
Painter Alexandre Benois was quoted as saying “there is nothing quite like them. In these studies of the female body, we find not just a natural quality, but a familiar quality from literature and music.”
The highlight of the auction is a portrait by the iconic Russian artist, author of “The Bathing of the Red Horse” – Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin – will go under the hammer at Christies in London.
Petrov-Vodkin’s painting “Vasya” is expected to fetch up to half a million dollars.
Christie’s Russian Art Sale is set to mark “Vasya’s” first appearance at a public auction.
Since 1922, the sought-after painting belonged to a private collector and hasn’t been exposed for nearly 80 years. The artwork gives an opportunity to learn more about Petrov-Vodkin’s draftsmanship.
“Powerfully and unequivocally Russian, ‘Vasya’ is a metaphor of sorts for the Russian people, their stoicism and their devotion to Orthodoxy,” art aficionados say.
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