Vasnetsov's previously unknown painting "The Pilgrims" went under the hammer for 135 million rubles.
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- Vasnetsov's previously unknown painting "The Pilgrims" went under the hammer for 135 million rubles.
A previously unknown painting by Russian painter Viktor Vasnetsov was sold at auction in Moscow for 135 million rubles, the press service of the Moscow Auction House told Izvestia on March 13.
"One of our top lots is Viktor Vasnetsov's museum-level work "The Pilgrims." The most interesting thing is that it was purchased at a western auction by Sotheby's for only $50 thousand. like the work of an unknown artist. Then it was brought to Russia, where it was attributed and determined that it was indeed Vasnetsov's work," said Olga Rusakova, managing director of the Moscow Auction House.
The painting "The Pilgrims" was submitted for examination to the State Russian Museum in 2003. There, experts have established that this is indeed a lost work of the Russian artist, belonging to the early period of his work.
"It is not known for certain what path the work went through before ending up at Sotheby's in 2003 — perhaps this story will forever remain a mystery," said collector, art historian and co—founder of the Moscow Auction House Sergey Podstanitsky.
The painting will be on display until the end of March, and after that it will go to the new owner. Also, in addition to Vasnetsov's "Pilgrims," Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin's painting "Christ in the Crown of Thorns" left the auction on March 16, and 30 million rubles were given for it.
On February 8, Sotheby's auction house announced that in Saudi Arabia, a painting by British street artist Banksy from the Vandalized Oils series was bought at auction for $1.2 million. It is noted that a painting by landscape painter Albert Bierstadt "Mount Rainier" was sold, on which Banksy signed the phrase "Available only for a limited period of time." This is how the artist highlighted the importance of natural objects against the background of their disappearance due to human activity.
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