Russian week in London - 2010

[qwerty]

Hello from London. Have looked Collection Sotheby's, Christie and Bonemsa, first impressions: on the whole better than the last two years, but still far from pre-crisis level. So masterpieces revealed only two (in my opinion, of course): Pokhitonov Christie and "African dance" Yakovleva at Sotheby's. Lots of good Benoit, good Tselkov and Rabin, but also a bit too controversial works.
Yesterday was the reception at Christie's, had gathered nemerenoe number of people, perhaps, maybe more than before the crisis. General consensus that, despite the average, the auctions, "tear" because people missed purchases.

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just got back (with difficulty) to receive a Sotheby's, the main beverage, which regaled at the reception was a cocktail of "Northern Lights" - vodka /champagne 50/50 with an absolute minimum of food. This I have not tried it since my student days. Secondary was drink vodka /rum, but this I did not dare to try. Generally, the sponsor of the reception was our "Beluga", so, apparently, and the program was appropriate.

[qwerty]

Held the first auction - Christie was once at a surprisingly sluggish, I do not mean "bad", namely "sluggish", without struggle, without any surprises. The auction started at 10, the first time in my memory that the hall was filled with about a quarter (usually to take the place had come for 30 minutes before). Then people began to catch up, but the hall was not filled. Conducted auction maestro Pukkanen, but even he could hardly stretched out rate from the hall, there were long dramatic pause, sad thought, a feeling that after two years of crisis people milled.
In the middle of the auction was a time when the contract went on lots of 20 some furniture, which has sold only one or two, after which the auctioneer, grinning, dropped into the hall: "f.cking business".

[Konstantin]

Сообщение от qwerty; 1409541"

Yesterday was the reception at Christie's, had gathered nemerenoe number of people, perhaps, maybe more than before the crisis.

Сообщение от qwerty; 1411421"

the first time in my memory that the hall was filled with about a quarter (usually to take the place had come for 30 minutes before). Then people began to catch up, but the hall was not filled.

And where are they gone for?
Option two:
1.Narod come hang out
2.Velika competition

[artcol]

Сообщение от Konstantin

And where are they gone for?

Сообщение от qwerty

main beverage, which regaled by
the reception was a cocktail "Northern Lights" - vodka /champagne 50/50 with an absolute minimum of food. This I have not tried it since my student days. Secondary was drink vodka /rum, but this I did not dare to try.

Someone apparently tried something, and more. Exotic, I understand them

[uriart]

qwerty, actually, looking at sales results, not all dead and gone.

[ФАИв]

qwerty, Well, then put furniture there was not a bad Talashkino, Abramtsevo and C-Posad.
Only now the price for all this beauty ...
exactly - f.cking

[qwerty]

I do not know what to write about Sotheby's. So many expectations, so many people in the hall, and a bummer ... With whom may say after the auction, one answer: "One did not dare to, why - I do not know." On the one hand it's good, managed to buy three lots, on which even did not hope, on the other hand, this pessimism prevents live the usual way, and draws attention to the alien market segments, such as the old masters.

By the way, is now undergoing a tremendous exhibition of Gauguin, incredible strength master, I get home - will please members of the forum scans from the catalog.

[qwerty]

That's what pleased - so it Bonems. After yesterday's fiasco of Sotheby's, many suggested that Bonems with their mediocre collection of waiting for total collapse. Imagine my surprise when this morning came into the room, I did not find any space! This is despite the fact that at the same time to start bidding on another, though less authoritative, McDougal auction, therefore there is not nobody gone! That's what it means sane prices! Snapped up by almost everything on the eye - 70 percent, a very good result.
Most pleased at the very end, when for the work of some of Alexander Ivanov (alas I do not know who it is), 1993, at the start of 2500 pounds of two soldiers caught up to 50000 pounds! Well done!
Summarizing, we can say that the Russian week in London showed that the art market is alive, the crisis went away, but believe the money, and buying, we think.

[Кирилл Сызранский]

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Most of all pleased at the very end, when for the work of some of Alexander Ivanov (alas I do not know what it is) in 1993 at the start of 2500 pounds of two soldiers caught up to 50000 pounds!

Interested in a "Doe", I look catalog today's trading Bonhams' and see only one Ivanova - Pavel Petrovich Ivanov (called Mak) (Russian, 1891-1967), pillboxes 53 54, 77 and 78 and do not see where "50000 pounds."
There's a Sold for £ 5,040 inclusive of Buyer's Premium for 53 lot and the same for 54 and Sold for £ 4,800 inclusive of Buyer's Premium for Lot 77.

[qwerty]

However, perhaps the reason fabulous success Bonems became its timely publication reklaiy on user 's artinvesatment.ru?


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Cyril Syzransky, see Lot 97