Russian Art Week

Russian Art Week

30 May – 7 June 2014

This June London’s premier auction houses and arts venues are set to welcome the fourth Russian Art Week in London. Auctions of rare and valuable Russian paintings, icons, Fabergé and works of art will be held at all the major auction houses, alongside a series of exceptional exhibitions of work by Russian artists.

The third Russian Art Week in November 2013 saw a staggering £55million exchanged for masterpieces by the likes of Bakst, Roerich, Falk and Fabergé and this June looks set to continue the trend. Bonhams, Christie’s, MacDougall’s and Sotheby’s will all be presenting remarkable works of art at their bi-annual sales. Christie’s are offering an exquisite work by Vasily Vereshchagin, The Pearl Mosque at Agra, estimated to fetch between £1,000,000 - £1,500,000, whilst MacDougall’s are offering Pavel Kuznetsov’s Eastern City. Bukhara at an estimate of £1,900,000 - £3,000,000.

In addition to the auction houses, several galleries in and around London will be hosting Russian exhibitions. Highlights include Russian Revolution in Art: Russian Avant-Garde: 1910-1932, an outstanding collection of avant-garde works at St Petersburg Gallery in Cork Street, and a much anticipated exhibition of works by Soviet artist Viktor Popkov at Somerset House. Calvert 22 Gallery will be hosting an exhibition of contemporary Russian photography, Close and Far: Russian Photography Now, whilst Erarta Gallery’s Would-Be Worlds features a number of contemporary Russian artists exploring illusory and ephemeral places. Other listed events range from ballet and theatre to talks and academic conferences, marking this as an important week which supports the programme of the UK-Russia Year of Culture 2014.

For a full listing of events and to download our guide visit website

The next Russian Art Week will take place in late November 2014.