A fragment of the central item of the exposition "Portrait of Nadezhda Sapozhnikova" by Nikolai Feshin at the pre-auction viewings of the exhibitions "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and "Art of the Soviet Union" at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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"Masked Figures by the Banks of a Venetian Canal" by Russian-French avant-garde painter Alexandra Ekster at the opening of the pre-sale exhibition "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and of the auction "Art of the Soviet Union" at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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A visitor at a sketch by Leon Bakst at the pre-auction viewings of the exhibitions "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and "Art of the Soviet Union" at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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"A Sketch of Scenery with the Barbizon Palace for the Ballet 'Aladdin and the Magic Lamp'" by Leon Bakst at the pre-auction viewings of the exhibitions "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and "Art of the Soviet Union" at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. A visitor admires picture "White-And-Blue Symphony" by Russian realist artist Ivan Schultze during pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. Visitors enjoy pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. A visitor admires the central exhibition piece by Nikolai Feshin during pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. A visitor admires a picture by Soviet and Russian artist Serafima Ryangina during pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. Visitors at pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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A visitor near "Exodus" by Boris Anisfeld (first plan) and a picture by Zinaida Serebryakova during pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. Visitors enjoy pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. A visitor near a picture by Soviet and Russian artist Serafima Ryangina during pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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A visitor at the central item of the exposition "Portrait of Nadezhda Sapozhnikova" by Nikolai Feshin at the pre-auction viewings of the exhibitions "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and "Art of the Soviet Union" at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. A visitor admires the central exhibition piece by Nikolai Feshin during pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. A visitor admires the central exhibition piece by Nikolai Feshin during pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Frances Asquith, Senior International Specialist at the Sotheby's Russian Pictures Department, near a picture by Russian-French Avant-Garde artist Alexandra Exter during pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. A visitor admires a picture by Russian-Soviet artist Serafima Ryangina "University Students Undergo Advanced Training at Baltic Shipyard" during pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. A visitor admires a picture by Russian-French Avant-Garde artist Alexandra Exter during pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. A visitor admires a picture by Russian-French Avant-Garde artist Alexandra Exter during pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. Visitors admire a picture by Russian-French Avant-Garde artist Alexandra Exter during pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. A visitor admires a picture by Russian-French Avant-Garde artist Alexandra Exter during pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. Visitors during pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. Sotheby's Russia General Director Irina Stepanova during opening of pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. Sotheby's Russia General Director Irina Stepanova during opening of pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. Frances Asquith, a senior international expert with Sotheby's Russian art department, during opening of pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Moscow, Russia. Frances Asquith, a senior international expert with Sotheby's Russian art department, during opening of pre-auction art sales "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and the "Art of the Soviet Union" auction at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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From left: Senior International Specialist of Sotheby's Russian Pictures Department Frances Asquith, Sotheby's Russia Managing Director Irina Stepanova and Deputy Chairman of Sotheby's Europe Mark Poltimore at the opening of the pre-sale exhibition "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and of the auction "Art of the Soviet Union" at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Director of the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture Yelizaveta Likhachyova at the opening of the pre-sale exhibition "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and of the auction "Art of the Soviet Union" at the museum.

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Deputy Chairman of Sotheby's Europe Mark Poltimore at the opening of the pre-sale exhibition "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and of the auction "Art of the Soviet Union" at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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Sotheby's Russia Managing Director Irina Stepanova at the opening of the pre-sale exhibition "Russian Art Masterpieces at Sotheby's Autumn Auctions" and of the auction "Art of the Soviet Union" at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.

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