Picasso, El Greco works on display in Moscow ahead of Sotheby’s May 17, 2013 - 12:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prior to their sale this summer by London auctioneers Sotheby’s, a unique collection of works from some of the art world’s most renowned names will be exhibited in Moscow’s state exhibition hall, Novy Manezh, this weekend, The Moscow News said. Notable pieces include paintings by Pablo Picasso, El Greco, Natalia Goncharova and Wassily Kandinsky, which had all previously belonged to private collectors, as well as works by the Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti. In addition, a number of noteworthy Russian artworks valued in their entirety at $30 million will be on display, according to the director of the Russian Art department in London Jo Vickery. The extensive and valuable collection will be on display at the state exhibition hall this Friday, May 17 and Saturday before being auctioned off in July.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
