"Arbat Prestige" collection of paintings
 

Bankrupt chain of perfume and cosmetics stores " Arbat
Prestige " sells a collection of paintings . For works of Soviet artists
asked almost 0.5 billion. Bidding is scheduled for early April. on
auction exhibited 162 paintings. 15 works of National Artist of Russia
Yuri Kopeiko , 55 paintings by members of the Union of Artists of the USSR Georgy Moseeva ,
66 works of Honored Artist of Russia Herman Tatarinov and 26 pictures
Honored Artist of Russia Irina Shevandronovoy . total value
This collection of the vendor estimated at 416.5 million rubles.
The entire collection of the owner "Arbat Prestige" Vladimir Nekrasov
had about seven thousand. Paintings located in stores
network. A few years ago, he explained Nekrasov, " paintings collected
tags: somewhere - social realism , about - about a man working somewhere
devoted defenders of the homeland . "
 izvestia.ru

By 2,570 million rubles for the picture (if you just divide 416 500 000 rubles to 162 pictures).

yeah))), the State, namely the Ministry of Culture and redeem all ...
Vooo kaak Naadam.
krasauchiki

And why should it?

and who is spacey for the money take, without purpose estimated at the same amount, so there is already an agreement or not?

I do not know the details , this is your post, but I know that
1. estimate (estimate ) is still far from the selling price;
2. it is , as I understand , will auction :

It is interesting and further comment:

- I saw this collection at the store on Tverskaya - says art historian Andrei Erofeev. - This painting all over the world a dime a dozen, more than you need. With rare exceptions, it is not worth anything. There are galleries, which, using the low awareness of the public about contemporary art, trying to promote a salon XX century, built on impressionism and post-impressionism. But the authors of the second half of this century, that is, these artists do not have a name that is not outside of Russia, but also in the country. This art is now not worth anything in terms of money or in the cultural sense.

At the same time, experts say, is the Ministry of Culture and the Moscow authorities just want to revive these artists.

- If you can find a clever and convincing demagogue, the collection can be sold, but not for 400 million rubles - emphasizes the source publication. - This is a common story when companies close large debts collections of paintings. Prices in the art is very subjective, and there was little who knows.

Hinder the successful implementation of paintings can not only inflated price, but wholesale, Director of the Center of Contemporary Art Gelman.

- This is a fundamental error, - said the expert. - To sell paintings, one lighter than the whole set. Especially since this is not a thematic collection. I can not rate specific to the artists, but it is my feeling, from the sale are waiting for lower prices.

In Russia, there were cases where the bankrupt company to part with large art collections. In 1999, his collection of paintings by the State gave Inkom. In 1998, he withdrew a license, and after about six months the company carried part of his collection in spetshranilische Ministry of Culture. Among the collection of 500 units were selected more than 100 works, of which three - brush Kazimir Malevich, including the famous "Black Square". Then, experts estimated that a "gift" to the state at least $ 10 million

- I had a collection of Inkom museum level - said Gelman. - Nekrasov collection is very colorful. The "Arbat Prestige" 30 percent of very interesting work, 70 percent of little interest. A social realism in our museums very much, so they will not be of interest.

Last year, "Arbat Prestige" has sold furniture, office equipment and its trademark. For movable property (89 units) managed to gain only 491 thousand rubles, instead of the planned 3.77 million rubles, and the brand "Arbat Prestige" - 277 thousand rubles instead of 2.1 million. Auction took place only on the third time - because of the small number of participants.

The company "Arbat Prestige" (founded in 1989) filed a lawsuit for bankruptcy in August 2009. She is now in receivership. Perfumery network problems began after the company's owner, Vladimir Nekrasov and consultant firm "Evergeyt" Sergei Schneider was arrested in late January 2008 on charges of tax evasion on a large scale. The accused businessman claimed that the case was fabricated: "The accusation is unfounded, frivolous." In April 2011, a criminal case was dismissed. At the beginning of 2007, the state of Nekrasov was estimated at $ 190 million of revenue in the same year amounted to 9.8 billion rubles.

Vladimir Nekrasov, the bankruptcy trustee "Arbat Prestige" Nikolai Solovyov did not comment on the situation.

On the question of investment in social realism in Soviet art in general :

Strangely, fumbled on the Internet - except for an article in our forum lime and no other information.
And the main thing is not the directory itself.
A month before the auction no place no pictures - strange.
They just want to sell something?

And "they" - who is this?

Nekrasov, as I understand it, everything is a damn sell the bankrupt estate "Arbat Prestige" is the administrator.