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.

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Сообщение от Tit

For some reason, nobody in the survey, nor in the discussion did not pay attention to the work of A. Volkov.

And what wolves?
Not the same?
Alexander Volkov Caravan. 1920
Watercolor, mixed media. 21,6 x 38,1
Estimate: 30-50 thousand dollars
Forecast AI: 30 thousand dollars
Christie's. 24.04.09. Lot number 365

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Сообщение от Vladimir

a valuable period in Krasnopevtsev come later.

For example, tomorrow:
Dmitry Krasnopevtsev Bowl with Bone
1963. Oil on masonite. 53,2 x 49,5
Estimate: 30-40 thousand dollars
Forecast AI: 65 thousand dollars
Christie's. 24.04.09. Lot number 387

[Vladimir]

Сообщение от Eugene

Vladimir, you recently in the form of a very disrespectful comment on the work of artist A. Gerasimov in the upcoming auction Christie.
http://artinvestment.ru/invest/analy...ies_april.html

In the sense described estimate of "Peony" Gerasimov in the 120-180 thousand dollars funny? That someone? Eugene, well, let us approach the matter rationally. Gerasimov's "Peony" is already 77 years since the end of 1930 he was a big union functionary, official, social worker, how could they work. To a small still life was worth 180 thousand - this should be a thing of divine beauty, the apotheosis of inspiration, smasher or innovative. Is it? Hardly. Simultaneously Gerasimov almost as peonies drew hundreds of thousands of Soviet artists and amateurs. A difference in the skill of their execution does not change the essence of the problem.

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Сообщение от Eugene

SergeiSK, Vladimir interesting to listen.
Review of which he wrote about the upcoming Christie's auction biased, but sorry, had a more serious approach to the topic.

Eugene, you complicate my task. 10 minutes had to rummage in the dictionary to find the meaning of the word "biased". And then I reread the forecast, to understand the essence of the claims. You mean biased? Then, yes, biased. The review included only those works, which have caused at least some emotion. I feel I was lucky that one of the 11 forecasted work did not include a single work of Soviet academician. And it would have to meet again on the items. If your anger has caused the term "socialist idealism, I admit - the phrase does not belong to me. I "steal" it from the catalog of the Tretyakov Gallery. And it served vdohnolveniem Gerasimov.

[Евгений]

Сообщение от Vladimir

To a small still life was worth 180 thousand - this should be a thing of divine beauty, the apotheosis of inspiration,

Recently, and for 300t.dollarov sold ..., portrait-70t.dollarov (auction Sovkom "), etc.

Vladimir, Thank you for kommentarii.Kazhdy left to his opinion ...
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Сообщение от Vladimir

Eugene, well, let us approach the matter rationally. Gerasimov's "Peony" is already 77 years since the end of 1930 he was a big union functionary, official, social worker, how could they work. To a small still life was worth 180 thousand - this should be a thing of divine beauty, the apotheosis of inspiration, smasher or innovative. Is it? Hardly.

The work sold for 146,500 dollars.

Сообщение от Vladimir

But the same continuous "Peony" for which to praise? For painting?

This is not a continuous painting, and a collector.

[Vladimir]

Сообщение от Eugene

Vladimir, Thank you for your comments.

No problem. Ask for more.

Сообщение от Eugene

Everyone was left to his own opinion ...

Here is what is strange. Then for what we break the spear? I think we should abandon the principle of a fight (no matter who is right, there is simply his own and other people have) in the long-standing opposition to socialist realists vs nonconformists. This argument has already exhausted all. Should IMHO make it a rule to discuss the pros and cons of specific works, rather than past achievements of their authors. I really sympathize with the unofficial post-war art. But if the auction goes Veisberg poor work or very fair Tselkov or Nemukhin the figure rested, then nobody in the AI will not be breathless praise these things only because they created the first names on the "other art". And the reviews we write honestly about it. The same, well, who stirred language to criticize the "Future Pilot" or "New Moscow" Stalinist academics? Silly same. But the same continuous "Peony" for which to praise? For painting? So that the right to return to the discussion of specific things, not people.

[K-Maler]

Сообщение от Cyril Syzransky

What happens "in the nearest 2-3 years?
Stop buying non-conformists? Or Gerasimov reach one million bars?

That is really interesting, especially when that "buying names. But some figures of non-conformism were "unwound" and the background was political, not always expressed in the works themselves. I want to say that over time the political content (context) forgotten, what will happen with socialist realism, especially in the part where manifested professional masterstvo.I who then choose?

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Сообщение от K-Maler

I want to say that over time the political content (context) will be forgotten,

Yes, already forgotten, I think.
It's only art historians remember someone shouting at the head of state: "What are you - men or fag damn how can you write ?". (c)

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Сообщение от Cyril Syzransky

And what wolves?
Not the same?

And this is good ... But the graphics and the ability it "disappears"

I had a view of the fact that at Sotheby's went unnoticed - big oil, 44god, Lot 33.
Wonderful, in my opinion ...: o

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Сообщение от Tit

I had a view of the fact that at Sotheby's went unnoticed - big oil, 44god, Lot 33.

Yes, something he could not see he looked.

LOT 33

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, WISCONSIN
ALEXANDER VOLKOV
RUSSIAN, 1886 - 1957
MORNING IN SHAKHMARDAN

120,000-180,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 218,500 USD