The Moscow auction house held auctions with works with a total value of 1 billion rubles

On March 1, the Moscow Auction House held the Important Spring Sale, where works worth a total of 1 billion rubles were presented. The footage of the event is published by Izvestia.

One of the lots was Isaac Levitan's landscape "Moonrise. The village." The painting belonged to the Soviet scientist, inventor of radio-controlled mines Vladimir Mitkevich, and was twice exhibited at the Tretyakov Gallery, as well as at the Russian Museum. Other significant lots include "Moonlit Night in Crimea" by Ivan Aivazovsky and "Behind the Sewing" by Valentin Serov.

Works by Ivan Shishkin, Viktor Vasnetsov, Vasily Polenov and others were also announced among the lots.

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On February 26, Kandinsky's painting "The Red Circle" was put up for auction at Christie's trading house. Previously, the value of the lot is estimated at $21 million. Dozens of works of art from the 20th and 21st centuries will be presented at Christie's auction. The collection "Modern Visionaries" is among the main exhibits. The collection includes works by Picasso, Henry Moore and Bruce Nauman.

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