42-й Antique Salon
 

Will there be the thaw after "Ядерной winter 41-го" ?

Nevertheless it took place. After a disastrous autumn 41-го Salon, when all the participants said all the end of @- the more we never set foot here, 42-й Salon opened.
Short abstracts after yesterday's reception:
@- the Aisles were wider, participants less, but not dramatically. In General, it looks decent.
@- the Reception was, and the people on it too. As usual the gallery ran to meet their customers. In General, all as usual. From "звезд" @- for example, I saw Lada Dens (sorry if misspelled)
- antique Salon had 60-ки, as if to confirm people's hopes for a thaw in every sense.
@- the Prices are generally three-пять times higher than reasonable, but the people who I had called with apologies, saying that to do "сам took as much".

Conclusion:
It is good that the show was held.

At prices rather write on Tuesday.
Yet, talking about the first names of the classics 19-го century.
For small (with two palms) Levitan and Aivazovsky asking for$ 100,000. Really now more than 30-тть not to sell. And the sellers know it, so call the price of apologetically explaining why so many.

Elysium
 

@QuotЭлизиуме" this time the theme of the exhibition @- city and citizens. Unusual work with historical views of Moscow, Peter, etc.
Many sculptures. And the feelings of the owners interest in sculpture even more than painting and drawing.

Price guidelines:

Vikulov @ - $ 18,000.
Nikolai Ulyanov @ - $ 20,000.
Graphics Dobrokovskogo @ - $ 3500. per sheet
The sculpture of George Motovilov @ - $ 28,000.
Graphics by Alexander Labas @ - $ 4,000. per sheet
The design of the ceiling of the workshop Deineka @ - $ 18,000.

The vellum with the sixties
 

From Lubov Agafonova (vellum) @- good sixties. And not just her alone. And I remember the days when the organizers of the salon is not welcomed nonconformists in the exhibition. Type antique shop, and on the stands of the things created in the last 30 years. However, now at the salon you can buy completely new things of the sixties, for example, George Cooper (gallery ART-СОЮЗ).

The prices at the stand of the Vellum:

Dmitry Plavinsky @ - $ 60,000.
Boris Sveshnikov @ - $ 35,000.
Anatoly Zverev @ - $ 30,000.
Oleg Tselkov @ - $ 45,000. (?)

There are Nemukhin, Shteinberg, Yankilevsky, Masterkova, Sooster and others.

Daev, 33 (Alexander Kiselev)
 

Gogin @ - $ 35,000.
Semen Fedorov @ - $ 30,000.
Yevgeny Vakhtangov @ - $ 8,000.

overall impression
 

Went to the salon on Monday 18th-00 and spent 19-30. The idea of the undercarriage @- night. The salon is open until 20-00. But frankly, it was kind of empty. Attendance @- in the photo. Surprisingly, on the third floor (where there is always ant) @- too little people.
About the Parking. Monday night locations were in the Parking lot near Central house of artists, and on the other side of Gorky Park @- generally full of places.

And I should add their observations about the Cabin:

Yesterday, Monday, we walked around the stands with question "Как was your weekend" and "как started Salon"?
Here are some observations:
1. There are no visitors.
At this point you want to stop by-подробнее. Watch hands thought: Friday evening reception and Saturday visitors were, but Sunday and Monday there. Why? Because there is no advertising, Parking, etc.? Then why the people were on Saturday? No, I think the lack of visitors this Sunday is not it. And what?
To answer this question, we need to look at the situation in Moscow is wider. What else happened in Moscow (and not only) that distracted people from everything else? Right rally. And this means what? And what active citizens, unhappy with the current situation in the country, and buyers of Antiques @- it's the same people.
Strange conclusion? So I hear - and that 20 000 or something (about as many of them left in the end) do you? No, not 20 000,.In our view three hundred people, but it turns out they were all at the rally. Moreover, since no one was on Monday, that they were detained there.
No, exclaim me, a seasoned gallerist, you are right - @ - the main buyers officials, they went to the rally. This is definitely not one of them. And where do they go then? Why they are not at the Salon, officials? Hiding, sitting and waiting is significant arrests? Or skiing?
Then, as they say, everyone chooses for themselves. I personally like the first version, about active citizens.
2. Prices. Well, what prices? Is it worth writing that they are cosmically inflated? And someone from this easier? From year to year we write about it, but they don't change, so it is a natural phenomenon that is, and it needs to learn, not to argue.
3. Parking, advertising, comfort.
Here all on the old: Advertising is small, Parking is tight (although on Monday, the place was), and comfortable to spend time in the Cabin just no one yet.

What from this conclusions?
So far, no @- before. The results will be summed up at the end, and yet, travel notes and more.

Instability in the country @- no meeting. The rally is a result, symptom.

About instability can explain the following:
Just last "нестабильность" in 2011-м year, I was sitting at the Salon, at the stand of one of the gallery. He told me foolish Democrat, very emotionally explained that we demokratov-либералов one injury that in the antique business need stability, and he does not care who will provide it. Let though and United Russia (whatever it was, with all its crooks) @- he doesn't care. Since then he has closed a very successful business associated with the Antiques (I will not write what, and makes it clear about whom I tell), leaving only the gallery. Been getting problems with the security forces (on the right thank God). For the last few years, greatly complains of the lack of buyers in General, and in particular.
Every time I see him (as the last time I saw you) I want to be sarcastic @- "Как, they say stability?". But each time held why-то.
But enough about sad things.
Around the Cabin there's a rumor that CHA it is the last time that the next will be in the Arena. The reason for this difficulty with Parking. To me this rumor seems strange, because near the Arena, Parking is certainly not better.

This is an early Vyacheslav Kalinin. This work is reproduced in his book "Автопортрет in the story" (2004 edition) on page 77.

In General, too big. But several people at each stand there.

Tomorrow Konstantin promised to write on the basis of communication. I can only say that with the closing of the Salon, he returned surprised.

Totals 42-го Antique Salon
or
"The patient is rather alive than dead"

Over 42-й Antique Salon in Central house of artists, but before we summarize and draw conclusions, let's remember what were the issues before opening it:

1. Will it take place at all, and if is, where?
2. How many galleries will dare to take part in it?
3. Will the buyers
4. Will there be anything-нибудь to buy?

So, in order:
As we all remember, the previous 41-й Salon, was the worst in the history of mankind Salons. And the majority of participants then, in a fit of frustrated feelings, said that all – Basta, the more they never set foot here. So the Interior in the first place, could not take place exactly-за this from-за lack of wanting to participate in it. Some-кто did, and really missed it this time, but many still took the risk. And last but not least from-за flexible approach of the organizers who went, and to the remarkable discounts in cost, and allocation of additional space to the participants. Deal with it, but that's not all @- presence of participants is not so bad, there was also a second problem – the building of the Central house of artists. For a long time it was not clear what will happen to him. Fortunately this issue was cleared up – everything remains the same until 2020-го (and according to some rumors even before 2022-го).
Do we believe this?
Well what can I say @CHA worth - while, and even up to a year no matter the situation is so shaky that there would be the day hold the night.
That kept.
Started the Interior, as usual, the traditional evening reception. Who-то said that there were many people who-то (and I among them) that not very, but this is not important, important is the fact the reception was, and the people on it too. Now this achievement.
Alas, luck was over. On the first day of opening, which-то visitors were still, but then everything is @- dead silence. Neither on Sunday nor on weekdays, no. Immediately remembered the everlasting problems: Parking, advertising, etc. they Say de the root of all evil. But is it? Parking Yes, the problem is, but if you do not try to Park near the stairs CHA, and be satisfied walking distance then put the car there where not so far. Yes, a walk through the Park Museon are both, well, so what? Not the terrible walk. The following claim. Yes, the eternal problem is that the Salon is known to very few. But the question is – and how many it is necessary?
In this place I will allow myself a small digression.
Why do we always expect the Salon needs breaking crowds eager to Antiques people? We have developed a culture of collecting art? In any home on the walls-то hanging? The more antique? Not at all. The circle of people who are interested in antique painting is very small, according to our estimates, from one to three thousand people. Plus or minus they go.
And how, then, long lines in the museums? Ask me. Who is?
A difficult question?
No.
They are people, and they want to see the masterpieces.
And here we come to the question – are there a lot of masterpieces in Salons in General, and this one in particular?
There is not a lot @- thing. Not masterpieces, but simply decent stuff. Well, what then to expect from the people? What is interesting for them to come and find out how much are average for the quality of the picture? And it is comfortable to do? Not comfortable, and we wrote about it many times that to go to the Salon unpleasant task. What you see as idle onlookers, and the attitude appropriate to you. The prices are referred to as space, and to your surprise make such a face that you will remember for a very long time after visiting the Salon, and not the picture.
Speaking of prices, just a couple of examples:
Good Clover is good, the meter size was offered at a price of $ 150,000, which is exactly three times higher than the market, and evidence of this past auction Sovkoma, where just these days, two similar in quality and size of the picture is sold without a fight for 40 00 $ each.
Little Aivazovskii were offered at prices above 100 000 $. And this despite the fact that, such a size now and Sothebys-то higher than $ 50,000 can not be sold.
So how? It is interesting then to walk in and ask the price?
@Ndashто it. And that's the main reason for the lack of a large number of visitors, other reasons too have not gone away (Parking, advertising, prices, falling consumer demand, a lack of faith in the future), but they are not major. Although not the main, one of them is the lack of faith in the future is a very good reason. While I write this article came about the attack in St. Petersburg, that is, it is the same. The elections 2018-го year, bad things, alas, will only grow. How to cope (or rather, how to deal) with them power, no one knows. Although... What's unknown, will tighten the remaining nuts, and the whole business. Hmm...
But back to the Salon. It was sad, boring, and predictable, suddenly came Saturday. Which, obviously, all three thousands of people came. According to eyewitnesses, was all, and all known collecting the oligarchs, and all known collectors of smaller ones, and how go ahead to buy. Direct and have bought one of Aivazovsky for a few hundred, and with it too a couple of paintings by 20-ке, and even more at 10-ке thousand dollars. And a half, two, three thousand and even without an account. And there was happiness.
Well I'm slightly exaggerating of course, but only slightly. About the way it was. And what do all the buying? No, not all, for example socialist realism, and along with it the severe style (though on average its performance) interest not used. And Europe? With Europe a little better, but also so-so. Even before the $ 5,000 that-то bought, but more expensive – no.
What conclusions can we draw?
@- the show was held, and it was good.
@- Buyers were, and what-то bought, and that's fine too.
@- moreover shops will continue, and it's too bad. Though it is not clear what exactly in the Central house of artists, but most likely there. At least, the plan shows up to 2020-го year participants were given.
@- the Prices are as always horrible, but once they are there from year to year, and even that-то buy, that's fine too.
- Advertising a little, but whatever, that's fine too @- its will come, and other people we do not need.
So all is well.
PS
But seriously?
But seriously, the Salons for a long time already nothing. They have long been are not that any major event, but generally no. Are for a narrow circle, and better have become. Trying to do what-то alternative to them is also fail, and it says only that there is mass demand. Well as football, how much you pay bad players and good coaches, and play better, our team will not. We are not just a football country, what can you do, and apparently not very-то antique...

The fact that the information necessary to carry ticks. No one says anything, and then just surprised: @- what are you talking about the Salon began to write less?
The salon @- this spring compared to last fall was good. At least many had sale. Trifle 1-2 t $ almost all (not there specifically graphics Tischler or vases @- does not matter). From mnogiz have been selling at 10 @20 - t $ and a few large sales about which all spoke. Who exactly what, hard to figure out. But once again @- the sale of paintings in the price range of hundred thousand $ was. And this is a big success at present.