Bonhams sets new world record for masterpieces by Russian artist, Vasili Polenov

LONDON.- Two rare works by the celebrated Russian artist Vasili Polenov, “He that is Without Sin” and “He is Guilty of Death” have sold today (30th November) in the Russian Sale atBonhams, setting a new world record for works by the artist sold at auction. Considered masterpieces of the golden age of 19th century Russian painting, the two works entitled “He that is Without Sin” and “He is Guilty of Death” were new to the market and had never been seen [...]

Sotheby’s important Russian art evening auction brings £5.6/$8.7 million

LONDON.- This evening, Sotheby’s Important Russian Art auction which was exceptionally well-attended brought £5,597,000/$8,657,999 (est. £5,755,000-8,415,000). The sale achieved sellthrough rates of 66.7% by lot and 74.6% by value, and established two new artist records for Alexander Golovin and Pavel Kovalevsky. The top-selling lot of this evening’s auction was Petr Konchalovsky’s exceptionally rare, pre-revolutionary painting Tatar Still Life, dated 1916. The painting saw competition from 5 bidders and realised the above-estimate sum of £914,850/$1,415,181 (est. £500,000-700,000). The painting first belonged to influential Polish [...]