On the correctness of the list of "12 most expensive Russian artists"

[Pavel]

Сообщение от DimaB

I do not know, I somehow did not pin the idea of a worldwide conspiracy directed against Russia and in general "silence and belittling. Let's admit, we are not so great in the field of fine art, not counting the beginning of XX "We're not about literature, you are talking about. The music, not about the ballet, finally.
For some reason I remember the first time I saw live, in my opinion, in London's National Gallery to Turner Constable - crazy painting hands, at first, and powerful high modeled relief images paint a second. And for years looked. Home XIX. We have at this time Sylvester Shchedrin in Italy studying.
Or Pre-Raphaelites. They can not love, but compare the dates: early 50's. In France after 10 years will begin to work Impressionists. And we have a 63-m will be a revolt of 14 in AX. And then - Kramskoi to send "The Stranger". And "Life Is Everywhere" Yaroshenko.
What kind of protests there!

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Class! Thank you, Nathan, was amused. Although, I think, the true potriotu such trifles pabarabanu ...

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Listen, but this is a specific plot. And the prices are distorted, and the elephant killed a ... It is time to understand

I have written previously about that in contrast to Russia, the West there was no serfdom and talents from various sectors of society can equally express themselves by doing, and graduated from the Academy and take their place in society according to his talent. In Russia before the equality of rights in 1917, the artists held status in accordance with his position, and if there was a serf, then at least a genius, he could get to the stables under the whip. Soroka was released in 40 years, and he took to drink, because apart from freedom must be vozmozhnostprodavat their creativity and education, to enter into society, where buying. Most of the population was in bondage. Hence, this state of affairs in the art, when bought, and members of the FIT environment. Training Academy was conducted by German professors in the Italian system and preclude creative freedom. Iconographic long degenerated into a handicraft. Turner could sell his paintings, therefore, was. There, as in France after the Revolution, there was someone to buy and order. Everything is connected.

What a fool you vylozhet huge amount of money for a pretty picture? Only if the money will make more money. Art of the best means of investment. This system is well developed as gambling and the sale at auction does not set final prices, but only intermediate.
The final prices are based on the results of many trades identify trends and recorded in the catalogs. Akun, Maier are few, but they are on the table.
We are not in the game, and the place of sale. Buy, but not sell.