Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich, 1874-1947, The Treasure of the Angels, tempera and oil on canvas. 800,000 GBP - 1,200,000 GBP. © Sotheby's Images

LONDON.- Sotheby’s London announced today that it will offer for sale The Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Collection of Russian Art on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. The sale is entirely devoted to fine and decorative Russian Art from the 18th to the 20th centuries that formed the contents of the Paris and London apartments of recently deceased internationally renowned cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich and his wife Galina Vishnevskaya, the famous Russian soprano. These works come to sale following a decision taken by the couple to auction their collection and relocate to Russia. The unprecedented sale of their collection will be held in Sotheby’s London salerooms and is estimated to realise in excess of £3 million. Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=20969

Ivan Yakovlevlich Bilibin, 1876-1942, The Hunt (detail), signed in Latin in full and with initials in Cyrillic l.r. and dated 1929, oil on canvas. 120,000 GBP - 180,000 GBP. © Sotheby's Images