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

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Review of T. Markin.

In New York, were Russian auction auction house Sotheby `s. The best results at the auction showed the work of Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) and his son Svetoslav Roerich (1904-1993), paintings which were sold out almost cleaned and with a significant excess of estimate. Mystical love collectors for their creations distorts the picture on the art market, believes TATIANA b-Markin.

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the auction house Sotheby `s had the crucial role the first Russian to hold auctions in crisis in 2009. Overall, Sotheby `s not disappoint - not withheld money to the market pre-auction exhibition in Moscow (brought in bulk not only top lots in New York and London-based Russian trading, but the modernists with contemporary artists). Not all the lots themselves justified, nevertheless a grand total of $ 13.8 million (for the painting and decorative arts) at home, experts recognized the "strong".

Last year a similar auction brought $ 36.1 million, however, the directory was thicker, but the crisis has not smelled. Nowadays lots of hundreds of paintings sold two-thirds, the lowest demand to modern art. And most - paintings of Nicholas Roerich and his son Svyatoslav. Nearly all of Roerich older than the one that was made on the cover ( "Saint Mercurius of Smolensk" with estimate: $ 500-700 thousand), sold with a significant, sometimes three to five times, exceeding the preliminary estimates. "New Moon" from the Himalaya series went over the $ 170.5 thousand at Estimé $ 30-40 thousand, "Tibet. Buddha on the road" - for $ 170.5 thousand at Estimé $ 170,5 thousand more severe type of "Islands Monegan "(off the coast of Maine, the same one where he wrote his landscapes Rockwell Kent) sold for $ 434,5 thousand," Secrets of the walls "(from the fairy tale-thriller Maeterlinck's" Princess Mallein ") - for $ 530.5 thousand

Not in any way denying the genius of Roerich, the painter, I want to see that his paintings - quite a special category in the art market. Mystic Himalayan species, silent under the transparent top of the eternal sky, the lonely ruins of Buddhist monasteries, for that matter, and the types of the Russian North, are perceived by the followers of his philosophical doctrines, aspired to join a religion, science and art, as a testament of the Teacher. Collectors of works by Nicholas Roerich will buy them in all circumstances, the adequacy of the price for this, of course, is important but not decisive. This season, the market is practically the first time her son got work Roerich - Sviatoslav (they will sell more and Christie `s). Svetoslav worked in the same tempera technique and at the same Buddhist theme, but did not write landscapes, like his father, and people. His "Three Bodhisattva" 1920 sold for $ 266,5 thousand (at Estimé 60-80 thousand), setting a record for the artist and the remaining fabric is also very grown up in price.

The most expensive lot in the recent auction was a large painting by Ivan Aivazovsky's "Departure of Columbus from Palos ships" - $ 1.59 million, thus, expensive to buy an ancient tradition of the great Russian seascape saved. When Estimé $ 500-700 thousand a $ 1.3 million left diptych Boris Grigoriev's "Cooking pancakes" - perhaps it does not add anything sensational creativity creator of "Faces of Russia", but is interesting from the scene and compositional point of view. At the insistence of the owner of the painting depicted in the New York restaurant, Giovanni artist cut the picture into two parts, but no matter what other concessions did not go - and, despite the objections of a restaurateur, on canvas a number of bottles of Chianti, which is in the preparation of crepes suzette is not involved. "Portrait of a Girl with toys" Boris Grigoriev to estimate: in the $ 700-900 thousand remained unsold.

Russian auctions will continue in New York today - at Christie `s will be on display one other piece of work father and the son of the Roerich paintings kubofuturisticheskie David Burlyuk and a portrait of Paul Chelishchev. The outcome of the auction please read the next issues of "Y".

T. Markin

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The most expensive of the 103 lots put up for auction was, as expected, the Paintings of Ivan Aivazovsky's "Departure of Columbus from Palos, sold for 1,594 million dollars.

IVAN KONSTANTINOVICH AIVAZOVSKY
RUSSIAN, 1817-1900
COLUMBUS SAILING FROM PALOS
1,000,000-1,500,000 USD
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 1,594,500 USD
alternate measurements
104.5 by 175.5 cm

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Сообщение от Cyril Syzransky

It's only art historians will recall at the head of state who shouted: "Are you - men or fag damn how can you write?". (c)

The names of the Unknown, Belutin, Groman familiar not only to art historians. And with that phrase Khrushchev you more careful ... Sometimes it is she wants to comment on some reports by some participants.

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Сообщение от Eugene

in a similar auction last year brought $ 36.1 million, however, the directory was thicker, but the crisis has not smelled.

This auction was obviously very successful. The difference in results compared to last year associated with fewer lots and they are much poorer quality than a year ago. Well, look it up yourself, there are no top-end work (alas, another marina Ayvazian not bring myself to call a top-end despite the result), but is average 5.10 pieces. So what can be expected then? and then, the total result is beyond expectations!

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Сообщение от Meister

Nonconformists .....

At autsione of about 20 and works of non-conformists (Lots 77-92,96-101), sold 9 works, 5 of them work below the initial price, or not pryvyshali estimate.
Out: 77,79,80,81,83,90,91,92,100. (The total sales of approximately 480t.)
  Good result.

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Сообщение от Eugene

A good result.

Well, just a great result! If Veisberg removed from this list, then that amount of care will remain?

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Сообщение от SergeiSK

If Veisberg removed from this list,

380t.u.e, why hide? Like the representative of unofficial art.
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Vladimir G. Weisberg (1924-1985) - Russia's painter and art theorist, one of the leading masters of "unofficial art".
http://ru.wikipedia.org

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Сообщение от Eugene

but why hide?

I do not think it nonconformist, this epithet to him "stuck". Rather liberal metaphysician Here is a good description of it:
"... On the verge of the avant-garde and the classics, he still annoys the two main warring camps of critics: the fans of extreme avant-garde can not stand the exceptional grace inherent in the exquisite works of an artist, but fans of homespun realism of his famous" The classification of main types of coloristic perception "seems inutile "nonsense."

And I really like. Until now, sorry I sold it now ... : (

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Сообщение от SergeiSK

I do not think it nonconformist

I am not an art, not argue the fact that he budu.No bright representative of "unofficial art" is a hundred pounds, but did not understand what his work is different from creativity "nonconformists."

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Сообщение от Eugene

his work differs from creative work "nonconformists."

Russian non-conformism, cruel and merciless, but rather a policy ...