Sotheby's, lots of autumn exhibition of the best trades
 

Just come with a media preview of the best lots of autumn auction in the Historical Museum.

Interesting experience but all in order.
Press conference was opened by Mikhail Kamensky. Speech took two minutes and can be expressed in one sentence: "In the market an extraordinary revival."
Poltimore was also brief, noted "the remarkable activity" and "crisis marked the end." Compared with 2009, an increase of 26%, though what I have already forgotten. Speed probably. Poltimore also noted extreme prices in the French Impressionists. And we discovered who the culprit of these happy events. Representatives of the two countries set the tone: Russia and China.
Characteristics of the Russian art market, according to representatives of Sotheby's, looks like this:
After 10 years of growth, despite the crisis of 2008, Russian art market is stable and confident. Turnover in 2009 $ 88 million in this year's expected $ 90 million. This is good news for investors and collectors.

That's colleagues, our fellow fellows. Somehow I was happy and light. Okay okay ... :) almost no jokes.

A little gossip
 

Sotbisovskie bosses and not only.
1. Jo Vickery, head of Russian art in London
2. Constantine Babulin, commercial director ARTinvestment.ru
3. Lord Poltimore, chairman of Sotheby's Europe
4. Mikhail Kamensky, general director of Sotheby's Russia
5. Sonia Bekkerman, Head of Russian Art, New York

Now for the pictures:
Always interesting to see live, and feel the energy and paintings and millions.
Four pictures of the presented sharply distinguished temperament: Soutine, Modigliani, and two Yakovlev. For their sake, just have to go.

- Kravchenko, "Indian Tale" - $ 1-1.5 million for I'm not very impressed, the picture more interesting than alive.
- Yakovlev, "Lama" - 500-700t. $ Very powerful thing. The combination of almost photographic accuracy to the main detail and simultaneously simplified strokes (so to speak) at the periphery of the picture, gives an amazing amount and vividness.
- Korovin, "Flowers of the city" 500-700t. $ - Very light, airy work.
- Serebryakov's "Girl from the East" 400-600T. $ - Very pleasant blend of flowing lines and the right convexity. Bad
- Roerich "new house" 550-650t. $
- Tchelitchew "Prtret ..." 150-200t. Chelishchev $ on that love, and then somehow not very impressed.
- Somov La Sylphide 120 180 tons. $
- Joaquin Soroli "Fisherman" 2-3 million. $
- Joaquin Soroli "Children on the Beach" 1-1.5mln. $
Yakovlev, "" Dance of the Cooley-Kut, "800-1m. Euro - in my bomb, very bright, energetic, hot work. And Yakovlev wrote it in France after a trip to Africa. I do not know whether the memory, photos or sketches, but cool as from nature.

Terrible picture.
Just look stops.
Feeling that it is bad all.
And Kravchenko, in my opinion, perehvalili.

If this is true Kravchenko, then he certainly should cost more, but the market is not mature enough (and hardly dorastet in the next five years), and the glamor of it never was.


I would be surprised if it took over 200 thousand.

Extend:
- Bogolyubov, "Basilica of ..." 400-600T. $ Say - rich and mysteriously, in a country lodge, above the fireplace, decent tycoon - a very fit.
- Modigliani's "Portrait ..." $ 12.9 million - just did not take his eyes. Glows from within. You stand and watch. Returned several times to soak up the mood. After all buy the same one ...
- Soutine "Turkey" $ 1.5-2 million - the same class. It is not clear what, but clings. Even if you are standing somewhere in the eye continues to look for this picture.
- Monet's "Willow" $ 4.5-6.5 million - an infinite depth.
- Larionov, "The two pitchers," ie $ 300-500
- Gregory "at the ball," 200-300t. $
- Roerich "Song of the waterfall" 120 180 tons. $
- Burliuk "Japan America 150-200t. $
- Vasilyev "Child" 300 500tyu $
- Juon "Trinity-Sergius Lavra in Winter" 250-350t. $

I incidentally Burliuk "not very" appeared, although recently put records in sales.
It is interesting to view OlegTsi.

General impressions. And the word of Jewelry
 

From all that has brought Sotheby's absolute masterpiece, there are three.
Portrait of Jeanne Hebuterne brush Modigliani, an African story of Alexander Yakovlev (dancing with Ebony knives is preparing to initiate tribeswoman) and turkey Chaim Soutine.

People are still eagerly clung to Jewelry from the collection of the Duchess of Windsor. Paintings, one feels less clear than gold. I like Swiss watches, not lost its relevance. Aesthetics since then has not changed much.

Konstantin, photos of the work somewhere lost.

Yes true.
See photos on the card and it does not.
May not have been ...

should have to ask Vladimir.