The first session of the Sotheby's Russian auction brought $ 10 million

[Vladimir]

Сообщение от Eugene

Dear Vladimir, could you comment on the sale of lots 76,81.
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Lot76. A. Gerasimov (74h89sm.holst, oil 1944. (30-40t.) Sold for 74,600 dollars.

Work itself, I commented in the article.

Canvas Alexander Gerasimov's like a gift connoisseurs of socialist realism on the birthday of Lenin. A theme is what is - the nail on the head. This is Tehran-43. Meeting of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt with the Shah of Iran Mohhamedom Reza Pahlavi (Pahlavi) at the conference the Allies in 1943, the year of recognition of the independence of Iran. Famously twisted, right? Canvas estimated at 30-40 thousand dollars. Price of care such unusual work difficult to predict. According to AI, the likely outcome of the bidding - 25 thousand dollars or "not sold". In Russia there is a group of collectors, for whom the status of Soviet academician is a qualitative criterion. But they are not accustomed to buying in Britain, but in their own country, where there is adequate supply in this area. Specific same work, according to AI, sums up the plot: be there, along with Roosevelt did not check, and Stalin, the interest in the work would be much higher.

Essentially, my opinion remains unchanged. Individual effects auction results are a good help to commerce, but the major findings of a sale will not build. The work is very niche, much to the amateur, will work well for design of a house Iranian-American friendship. It is hoped that they had already built and pre-plan design of interiors.
 

Сообщение от Eugene

Lot81. D. Krasnopevtsev (69h49, 5sm.holst, oil. (35-45t).. Sold for 46,875 dollars.

Again, hold my opinion

For Krasnopevtsev to approximately 1962 collectors hunt is not much. The early period to which this unusual - very colorful - still life, is valued considerably less than the sparing of the color of mature metaphysical period. Gray or warm brown detached still life - now that is not power. A year or two will really fascinating things. And any "stove" monochrome period would cost at least twice as expensive as presented by the stoves in 1960. Estimate of the things assigned reasonable. According to AI, the seller is unlikely to amount in excess of 40 thousand dollars.

Stove selling out for 46 thousand and 40 thousand AI predicted. Again working heavily on an amateur, a valuable period in Krasnopevtsev come later.