That collect Russian and auctions

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The owners of the company "Coins and medals" Igor Lawruk and Dmitry Maksimov many years was collected Russian copper coins. According to Labruce, to expose the copper on the auctions was unprofitable - numismatists bought silver and gold, and to miss the cheap but interesting coins are not wanted. When the collection was full enough, she was profitably sold at auction "Coins and medals" in 2004-2005 (demand on the market by the time changed). Since then, the founders of "Coins and medals" nothing is collected. "Collecting and auctions are still opposite activities," explains Igor Lawruk. Agree with him, the General Director of "House of antique books in Nikitsky" Sergei Burmistrov: "Collecting interest is in contradiction with the commercial purpose of the offer for sale more attractive things. Before you create your auction house, it was a collection of Russian books of the second half of the XVIII - XIX centuries. Then parted with the greater part of the collection. But, it is recognized Burmistrov, it is still necessary to suppress the virus gathering in preparation for the next trading. However, the passion for collecting and managing the auction business can be combined. A few years ago at one of Moscow's antique auctions owner other auction firms actively traded for rare thing. The price rose more than 20 times, and bought his businessman-the auctioneer - for your own collection. As far as we know Forbes, his hobby he has not changed and still gets on other auctions of items that could not buy otherwise.

Forbes spoke with four founders of the auction companies that collect their collections, and found, what and why they are passionate about.

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"Leonid Shishkin Gallery"

Специализация: Russian art of XX century, the work of the Soviet masters of the years 1930-1970

[B][B]Private Kollekciya@ historical still life of Nikolai Smirnov

When I opened the gallery, Nikolay Smirnov was already a famous artist. He worked in the old style "dummy", creating the illusion of three-dimensional image, and called his still lifes "things". One painting could do a year and a half, carefully selected items thought to the composition, did not accept any compromises in painting. In 1990 at auction in new York, three of his paintings exhibited art dealer, went for $85 000 is a lot of money by Moscow standards of the time. We were friends, he went on his way, I watched. Finally, I suggested Smirnov to make the exhibition and especially for her five new paintings. In 2005 he completed the last, but before the exhibition did not live summarized heart. I still had internal commitment.

The exhibition was held in 2010 in the Russian Museum. With the preparation for it and started my collection. I suddenly realized how all of this is unique, and wanted to bring together as many still lifes Smirnova. He created 68 works, I now have 23 pictures. Searches leading collectors and dealers throughout Europe and America. In Germany found two works, one bought in Serbia. Know who has paintings by Smirnov in Russia - three I just will not give three traded. Five still lifes once acquired, the Bolivian Ambassador. May be, some will gather in Bolivia.