Abramovich bought the collection of paintings Kabakov

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and the founder of the art center "Garage" Daria Zhukova bought from the American collector John Stuart unique collection of works by Ilya Kabakov. This is one of the world's largest collection of the artist. In its composition of about 40 works, including albums and installation. Most of them are made in the best period of creativity Kabakov, before leaving for the United States. "This is one of the best collections of Russian art 70 - 80s. The main periods of creativity Kabakov in this collection reflects, therefore, in fact, its value can not be overestimated. This series belongs to the famous work "Beetle", which was sold for almost $ 6 million and is one of the most expensive work sold - this period, "- says Joseph Backstein. The transaction amount is not known, but previously asked for the collection of 30 to 60 million dollars.