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Dear friends, I offer you our auction catalog, conceived in the format "affordable art."
We are very interested in your opinion.
Constructive criticism and discussion papers are welcome.

http://moreart-auction.com/catalogue

We wish you all the best endeavor and prosperity!
Catalog two wishes , need help with a photo of the author , because it is unlikely the public so well aware of all the artists . Help on - year of birth, where he lives, a member hudobedineny , recent events, links to the press or auctions. For example , if the author is to sell things on your auction , to be sold photo papers with the price of care is very motivating purchase.
Second , it is not clear what the highest rate, which is registered on the right is a reserve? T e is assumed that not bidit below the reserve? If so, this is very frustrating , IMHO , the AAA ( Ufford art auctions ) bidit can be zero and the reserve should be substantially lower than the estimate , if any. In order to attract the audience of the work should be without reserve.

 Quite a lot of work , the motive for the purchase which I think I can not. Well, the good and interesting , can be acquired.

Thank you for your kind words!
Information about the author be sure to fix , and the highest rate - this is a built-in determines the highest absentee bid for work. Ie If no bets , the minimum selling price , the reserve . We also believe that the sale without a reserve should be, but the artists that idea, to put it mildly , do not share .

MoreArt, when you do not give bidit below the reserve , you miss two options -1. know how much money is actually willing to pay for a thing buyers. Conditionally if reserve 200 dollars, and two auctions in a row bidyat to $ 50 , that means assessment , reserve wrong, and you say neauktsionny artist- respect or sell for 50 or go to Christie !
2. Posleauktsionnuyu conduct trade. Many of the auction after the auction, nor delete a directory, and are kept for some time and it is time to agree to sell the item below the reserve by anyone who would bidil . Conditionally reserve $ 100 , bidili to 80 , the thing is not sold . After the auction, the artist decides that got excited and happy to sell and for 80. You are connected to bidivshim 80 and everyone is happy.

 If you want a successful auction , you have to follow the logic of the business, not the wishes of artists.

Good beginning , why not try it. The first impression is not very good, the level of work is very weak ( in my opinion) . Therefore, not all artists want to see your work on this area in view of the fact that they do not know how she zarekomenduet . Today the artist thinks about his progress and before you put a lot of time think. Sorry that started with a minus, just a first impression auction. Now the pros : it will enable a great many artists to exhibit to show off, you can gradually over carefully selected works , to outline the range of artists , in general, a lot of work . Once again success.

Seriy we fully agree with you on the question reserve prices, and about postauktsionnyh sales. I'm afraid, just not every artist wants to know how much it really costs and a similar auction of some sober. We had to convince artists to cut prices to the point that you can see in the catalog now. Most have a clear position on the issue of pricing - their work will be sold for a price that suits their own and. No other way. And to put a starting price of $ 20 one, while not in a hurry. With rare exceptions, the ambitions are inversely proportional to age, and artistic skills.
Samvel you very correctly noticed, this is the "initiative." We are driven, above all, curiosity. I wonder what would happen, the commercial side in second place. You are also right in saying that "today the artist thinks about his progress," and sometimes it seems that it's the only thing he thinks about. Trendy, a desire to be "in the ear" have much more weight than just being able to work in peace. As to the weakness of the work, we loyal to their selection. And not because I do not see that the works are weak, and not to take on the role of judges, even judges the market. It is quite possible that the modern buyer, as opposed to us, looking for something else in the works, rather than the level of the art of painting. So check it out.

Agree with you that sense to "auction" for this work?

Nothing good ... especially for artists.

MoreArt, the main thing that your curiosity enough for about ten auctions , and then gradually improve.
IMHO, for the artist is much more honorable to be in demand , publicly successful, regularly sell for 50-100 dollars, than to have a reputation of unsold , no one needs an artist with high self-esteem . Will the artists at AAA ? Gormlis to have a pool of artists who sell monthly only on this auction their AA inexpensive things more than 1000 pounds, which is in all respects a very good plus the advertising world.
The meaning of AA online auctions has been discussed in another topic - is to create a sustainable pool of buyers and artists in the organization not covered by any niche - very inexpensive artwork.

In the post-Soviet space ART artist is experimental rats, all of whom either too lazy to check it your ambition.

Nowhere else in the world did not see such a cynical attitude to the artist's work, and in general to the people ..

Well, how can you not remember Igor Grabar? :)> He is one of the organizers of the famous exhibition of Russian art in New York in 1924 (where, incidentally, is a well-known "coachman" Kustodiev), downright pleading, pleading, were in Russian artists, to allow him to lower the price.

The exhibition was wildly popular with Americans, but that prices bite. Grabar, realizing that our masters pulled up the bar any longer (it was cheaper to buy the Impressionists), assured them that is only slightly lower prices, and the pictures will scatter like cakes.
But it was not there - the artists rested, eventually sold something only the most savvy. Be compliant artists - the winner (and considerable!) Would remain all, it is estimated the same Grabar. But alas, alas ... :(>)))

Here, of course, the artists are not so famous, but the ambitions (some) are not far behind, like :)> In any case - good luck!

IV, and the names of the smartest ? Or passed away ?

Ambition for the artist is the same component as the rest of the profession .
Somebody call unambitious famous artist ?
Unambitious knit socks at home , etc. Well , in a word - boring live, respectively, and do boring.

Slippery (and some not serious ) impression . No address , last name ( responsible ) no registration details are also not ..

A work I generally like ( very good level to AAA)

Your 75 hryvnia discouraged me personally (and might even without reserves , to participate in Kiev I also work full) your own fault ! And why flirt < that the commercial success of " not important ", and , Victoria "some " ( unnamed ) ?
I do wonder how it is possible to collect as many works incognito :confused:>

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Absolutely true! The most disgusting , it does not even try to hide ("in the order of things" , so to speak .)
 (Very true noticed and definirovano !)

RUSSIAN ART EXHIBITION. New York City, Grand Central Palace. March 8 - April 20, 1924

Arkhipov, Leon Bakst, VA Baksheev, V. Belkin, Albert Alex. Benoit, G. Bobrowski, M. Bobyshev, Bogdanov-Belsky, J. Brodsky, D. Bushen, Bychkov, V. Byalynitsky-Birula, A. Vasnetsov, V. Vasnetsov, D. Verey, A. Westphalen, S. Vinogradov, V. Voinov, A. Gaush, A. Golubkina Goncharova *, I. Grabar, B. Grigoriev, B. Greenberg, A. Gromov, A. Della-Vos-Kardovsky, M. Dobuzhinsky, H . Dormidontov, Durnov M., S. Zhukovsky, V. Zamirailo, Zakharov, V. Zverev, AA Isupov, A. Kaplun, D. Kardovsky, Kolesnikov, V. Konashevich, S. Konenkov, Konchalovsky , Korovin, K. Kostenko, Kravchenko, E. Kruglikova N. Krymov, B. Kustodiev, Lanceray, N. Lancer, M. Larionov, * A. Lakhovsky, V. Levitsky, A. Lentulov, A. Lysenko, S. Malyutin Masyutin V., Matveev, Mashkov, V. Milashevsky, D. Mitrokhin Neradovsky P., M. Nesterov, A., grapes and, Pavlov, Pasternak, Petrov, K. Petrov-Vodkin, P. Petrovichev, V. Polenov Pyrin M., N. Radlov K. Rudakov, Rybakov, Rylov, A. Savinov, M. Saryan, Z. Serebryakova Serov, Sokolov, K. Somov, Somov-Mikhailov, Sorin * A median, D. Stelletskii *, Stepanov, S. Sudeikin Turzhansky J., N. Ulyanov, V. Falileev, Fomin, Yu Cherkessia, S. Chekhonin OA Charlemagne, P. Shilingovsky, V. Shuhaev, A. Shchusev, K. Yuon, Yakovlev *, V. Yakovlev, A. Jasinski.

* Indicated in the extension list on the insert to the catalog.

After the exhibition in New York, was formed North and South traveling exhibitions.

South Route exhibition (November 1, 1924-November 1925): St. Louis, Missouri. Missouri - Kansas City, pieces. Missouri - Memphis, pieces. Tennessee - New Orleans, pieces. Louisiana - Birmingham, pieces. Alabama - Los Angeles, pieces. California - Oakland, pieces. CA - Portland, pieces. Oregon.

Northern Route exhibition (November 15, 1924-Summer 1925): Baltimore, pieces. Maryland - Waterbury, pieces. Connecticut - Columbus, pieces. Ohio - Cincinnati,. Ohio - Montreal (Canada) - Toronto (Canada).

Were issued the appropriate directories, and as they change the exhibits were filled loose-leaf or re-issued. The cover art of the home directory C. Chekhonin performed.

NATA NOVA, you have to consider the local mentality , in Ukraine are suspicious of publicity and prefer to do any business through a friend , or on the recommendation of friends. Therefore, the names are not needed.
Another thing is that when I want to get out of the country , it would be necessary to take into account the generally accepted etiquette. Although that's where you 've seen on the site Gormlis any thread name? Written -write Vase ... and FSE ...

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L-ana64110, ambition and sale price - two different things. Aron Bukh in recent years has moved away from the easel , how much is sold , it was reported in the film he says, " I write so much, because I have little time left , and I need to have time to enter into eternity ." One well-known artist who is often mentioned in the forum due to the low cost of operations , said , so what's the difference between how much it costs , I need you to work people have seen , that they went somewhere, exhibited, and not lay at home.

L-ana64110, is not at hand correspondence Grabar. If I remember correctly, one of the " smartest " Grabar was himself and someone else, not worse))

It's one thing creative ambitions (as commitment to excellence in the art) and another to ambition "status " ( in the sense of the status of its "Name" ). Here are the last laugh when formed a clear gap between the very to the artist and the public's opinion of him . Especially, if the gap is expressed in monetary terms.

Grabar truly admired many of the " recalcitrant " authors, as an artist, but his sheer otsutvie kill them any sobriety was in self-esteem . At least on the important and requires maximum concentration point in the history of Russian art.

By the way , the first auction for most artists is also the moment paramount. And, in my opinion, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush .