A collection of paintings that belonged to the politician Corneliu Vadym Tudor will be auctioned next week, on Tuesday, April 25, through the auction house A10 by Artmark as part of a large-scale auction dedicated to contemporary Romanian art. Several dozen Romanian paintings, which outline the passion of the collector Corneliu Vadim Tudor for traditional values, are signed by such famous Romanian artists as Gheorghe Petrascu, Rudolf-Schweitzer Kumpena, as well as Sorin Ilfoveanu. The small collection of paintings with a classical taste and atmosphere comes about a decade after the family auctioned in 2014-2015 his collection of Romanian books and historical artefacts, some of which have remained on the art market , and others later entered the museum exposition.

Among the works of traditional themes in the collection of Corneliu Vadym Tudor, we should note a large oil painting by Rudolf-Schweitzer Kumpena, one of the collector’s favorite authors, entitled “Rest in the Field”, which depicts a tired peasant after working in the field, untying a bunch of onions, preparing a simple a dish The starting price of the painting is 1,800 euros. Another expensive work for the collector at the auction is the watercolor “Peasant’s House”, signed by the master Gheorghe Petrascu, with a starting price of 1,500 euros.

As a reminder, in 2015, a collection of rare books, manuscripts and autographs belonging to Cornelius Vadym Tudor was auctioned via A10 by the auction house Artmark, which fetched more than 64,000 euros at the time. Among the most important exhibits were: three holographic signatures of Napoleon Bonaparte, awarded for 7,000 euros, as well as the travel manuscript of Badea Vasile (successor of Badea Kartsan), which contained more than 100 holographic records of authorities of the time, awarded with 5,000 euros.

Along with the works from the collection of Corneliu Vadym Tudor, in the broader framework of the thematic auction, works of art from the historical collection of the architect-engineer Yevhen Georgakopol, such as “Chrysanthemums” by Kimon Loghi (starting price 900 euros), are exhibited. selling); “Garden with peonies” by Marius Bunescu (starting price 800 euros); “The Turks” by Joseph Iser (starting price 700 euros) or “Still life with Hermes and beads” signed by Aurel Bordenack (starting price 400 euros).

As part of the “Auction of Modern and Contemporary Art, including the Corneliu Vadym Tudor Family Collection”, more than 200 works of art, signed by the masters of Romanian painting and sculpture, will be auctioned at very affordable starting prices, specific to the democratic recipe of auction pricing. Works from two historical collections are on display at the Czesianu-Rakovice Palace, which can be admired until Tuesday, April 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. On Tuesday, April 25, at 19:00 in the auction hall of Palatul Cesianu-Racoviță, as well as online, the “Auction of modern and contemporary art, including the collection of the Corneliu family of Vadym Tudor” will take place. on the Artmark Live 2.0 platform.

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