Hermitage fine art’s autumn sales to take place on October 27-28
27 October, 14:00: Russian Art.
28 October, 14:00: Fine Art, Design & Objects of Vertu
28 October, 15:30: Manuscripts, Rare Books & Photographs
Hermitage Fine Art proudly announces its October sales featuring carefully selected Russian and international masterpieces, and valuable manuscripts of different areas of knowledge.

The auction house, specialized in Russian Art and History, is dedicating one full auction day to exceptional painters like Aivazovsky, an early Petrov-Vodkin, Nesterov, Roerich, Korovin, Makovsky, as well as a rare selection of Soviet propaganda plates with revolutionary slogans from the 1920s/1930s.

An outstanding collection of Russian avant-garde will feature a portrait of David Shterenberg’s sister executed by the artist, very rare linocuts by Rodchenko from German Karginov’s collection, tree studies by Popova, a bronze bust, a self-portrait of George Annenkov, and three avant-garde collages by Annenkov.

A more contemporary contribution will be brought by Nazarenko’s satirical and enigmatic, multi-facet paintings that feature scenes of Russian rural life or iconic views of the Church of Archangel Gabriel in Moscow.

The Russian auction will also feature a traditional section dedicated to theatrical pieces which will include costume designs by Bakst, Dobuzhinsky, Benois. The highlights of the theatrical section are Marguerita’s reception room by Yuri Pimenov with authenticity certificate from the artist’s daughter and the Stage design for Jeanne d’Arc at La Scala by Benois.
Another outstanding masterpiece by Benois is the watercolour Prince Grigory Orlov goes hunting in Gatchina, an illustration for Popov’s ‘Grigory Orlov’.
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As always, HFA will dedicate a fascinating auction to a considerable number of valuable autographs and rare photographs. The highlights: two autographs by the much-admired writer J.R.R. Tolkien and autographs of important characters like Mahatma Gandhi, Kahlo Frida and Trotski.
The auction will present an interesting selection of 18 manuscripts and letters by Russian, central European and Balkan personalities like Demidov, Merejkovski, Romain Rolland, Albert Londres, Rochechouart, De Heredia, Ghika, Champoiseau and others.