42-й Antique Salon

[Konstantin]

Will there be the thaw after "Ядерной winter 41-го" ?

Nevertheless it took place. After a disastrous autumn 41-го Salon, when all the participants said all the end of @- the more we never set foot here, 42-й Salon opened.
Short abstracts after yesterday's reception:
@- the Aisles were wider, participants less, but not dramatically. In General, it looks decent.
@- the Reception was, and the people on it too. As usual the gallery ran to meet their customers. In General, all as usual. From "звезд" @- for example, I saw Lada Dens (sorry if misspelled)
- antique Salon had 60-ки, as if to confirm people's hopes for a thaw in every sense.
@- the Prices are generally three-пять times higher than reasonable, but the people who I had called with apologies, saying that to do "сам took as much".

Conclusion:
It is good that the show was held.

[Konstantin]

At prices rather write on Tuesday.
Yet, talking about the first names of the classics 19-го century.
For small (with two palms) Levitan and Aivazovsky asking for$ 100,000. Really now more than 30-тть not to sell. And the sellers know it, so call the price of apologetically explaining why so many.

[Vladimir]

@QuotЭлизиуме" this time the theme of the exhibition @- city and citizens. Unusual work with historical views of Moscow, Peter, etc.
Many sculptures. And the feelings of the owners interest in sculpture even more than painting and drawing.

Price guidelines:

Vikulov @ - $ 18,000.
Nikolai Ulyanov @ - $ 20,000.
Graphics Dobrokovskogo @ - $ 3500. per sheet
The sculpture of George Motovilov @ - $ 28,000.
Graphics by Alexander Labas @ - $ 4,000. per sheet
The design of the ceiling of the workshop Deineka @ - $ 18,000.

[Vladimir]

From Lubov Agafonova (vellum) @- good sixties. And not just her alone. And I remember the days when the organizers of the salon is not welcomed nonconformists in the exhibition. Type antique shop, and on the stands of the things created in the last 30 years. However, now at the salon you can buy completely new things of the sixties, for example, George Cooper (gallery ART-СОЮЗ).

The prices at the stand of the Vellum:

Dmitry Plavinsky @ - $ 60,000.
Boris Sveshnikov @ - $ 35,000.
Anatoly Zverev @ - $ 30,000.
Oleg Tselkov @ - $ 45,000. (?)

There are Nemukhin, Shteinberg, Yankilevsky, Masterkova, Sooster and others.

[Vladimir]

Gogin @ - $ 35,000.
Semen Fedorov @ - $ 30,000.
Yevgeny Vakhtangov @ - $ 8,000.

[Vladimir]

Went to the salon on Monday 18th-00 and spent 19-30. The idea of the undercarriage @- night. The salon is open until 20-00. But frankly, it was kind of empty. Attendance @- in the photo. Surprisingly, on the third floor (where there is always ant) @- too little people.
About the Parking. Monday night locations were in the Parking lot near Central house of artists, and on the other side of Gorky Park @- generally full of places.

[Konstantin]

And I should add their observations about the Cabin:

Yesterday, Monday, we walked around the stands with question "Как was your weekend" and "как started Salon"?
Here are some observations:
1. There are no visitors.
At this point you want to stop by-подробнее. Watch hands thought: Friday evening reception and Saturday visitors were, but Sunday and Monday there. Why? Because there is no advertising, Parking, etc.? Then why the people were on Saturday? No, I think the lack of visitors this Sunday is not it. And what?
To answer this question, we need to look at the situation in Moscow is wider. What else happened in Moscow (and not only) that distracted people from everything else? Right rally. And this means what? And what active citizens, unhappy with the current situation in the country, and buyers of Antiques @- it's the same people.
Strange conclusion? So I hear - and that 20 000 or something (about as many of them left in the end) do you? No, not 20 000,.In our view three hundred people, but it turns out they were all at the rally. Moreover, since no one was on Monday, that they were detained there.
No, exclaim me, a seasoned gallerist, you are right - @ - the main buyers officials, they went to the rally. This is definitely not one of them. And where do they go then? Why they are not at the Salon, officials? Hiding, sitting and waiting is significant arrests? Or skiing?
Then, as they say, everyone chooses for themselves. I personally like the first version, about active citizens.
2. Prices. Well, what prices? Is it worth writing that they are cosmically inflated? And someone from this easier? From year to year we write about it, but they don't change, so it is a natural phenomenon that is, and it needs to learn, not to argue.
3. Parking, advertising, comfort.
Here all on the old: Advertising is small, Parking is tight (although on Monday, the place was), and comfortable to spend time in the Cabin just no one yet.

What from this conclusions?
So far, no @- before. The results will be summed up at the end, and yet, travel notes and more.

[Konstantin]

Сообщение от val

Rally @- instability situation in the country, and what fool would throw money to the wind when there is no clarity what will happen tomorrow.

Instability in the country @- no meeting. The rally is a result, symptom.

About instability can explain the following:
Just last "нестабильность" in 2011-м year, I was sitting at the Salon, at the stand of one of the gallery. He told me foolish Democrat, very emotionally explained that we demokratov-либералов one injury that in the antique business need stability, and he does not care who will provide it. Let though and United Russia (whatever it was, with all its crooks) @- he doesn't care. Since then he has closed a very successful business associated with the Antiques (I will not write what, and makes it clear about whom I tell), leaving only the gallery. Been getting problems with the security forces (on the right thank God). For the last few years, greatly complains of the lack of buyers in General, and in particular.
Every time I see him (as the last time I saw you) I want to be sarcastic @- "Как, they say stability?". But each time held why-то.
But enough about sad things.
Around the Cabin there's a rumor that CHA it is the last time that the next will be in the Arena. The reason for this difficulty with Parking. To me this rumor seems strange, because near the Arena, Parking is certainly not better.

[Vladimir]

Сообщение от Кирилл Syzran

what is the still life with the head (mask?) over Yakovlev

This is an early Vyacheslav Kalinin. This work is reproduced in his book "Автопортрет in the story" (2004 edition) on page 77.

[Vladimir]

Сообщение от Коллекционер-любитель

as for the visitors - compare (Friday 12-00 17.03.17 @TEFAF Maastricht - 2017)

In General, too big. But several people at each stand there.