The auction of Russian and Soviet photography Piasa March 28, 2011

[Tamila]

March 28, after a week, will be an interesting auction - Russian and Soviet photography from 1900 to the present day. Auction auction house conducts PIASA in Paris.

Sale on Monday, 28th of march 2011
Sale Russian and soviet photographies from 1900 till today
Auction sales of Photographs
Piasa - Paris
http://www.piasa.fr/UK/v15994-piasa-.../index_p5.html

There are interesting, in my opinion, lots. Total 188 jobs.

A sixties Yuri Abramochkin (b. 1936) "Winter Yard 1960s with the estimate 1800-2200 euros.

2 Boris bold (1951-1998) "St. Petersburg 1980, estimate: 1500-1800 euros
it's pretty grim St. Petersburg Photographer

3 Boris Saveliev (b. 1948), "Chernivtsi", 1987, estimate: 800-1000 euros.
This minimalist style photography. The late Alexander Slyusarev filmed in the same style: a minimum of lines, fragments of the urban landscape

4 Photos BOB Dmitri Baltermants (1912-1990) "Attack", 1941, 2500-3000 euros. Another print from this edition has already appeared at auction Bonhams in London and dustpan in Moscow in 2008, in the first case, a picture was sold for 1,560 GBP (3,048 USD, 1972 EUR), the second - 50 000 RUR (1850 USD, 1465 EUR, 1164 GBP). Picture of the war period are always in demand at Western auctions.

5 Sergey Levitsky (1819-1898) Portrait of Nicholas II and his family 1894-1898, estimate 150-200 Euro. Fairly low price for Levitsky, because he - one of the first masters of photography in Russia.

6 Of course, Boris Mikhailov! And as always, the photographs are the poor and disadvantaged, as the image of Russia in the eyes of the west. This is a picture on paper, collage, 1988, eystimeyt 3000-3500 euros. Auction record for Mihailova - 14,400 pounds (approx. 20,000 euros) for a snapshot of the series "Sots Art" in 2007.

7 Artifacts Francisco Infante Arana (b. 1943) shot in 1993, with the estimate of 2500-3000 euros. Very interesting photos. Most of all I like his artifacts with mirrors, and of Suprematist play in the snow.

8 Conceptual photographer Igor Makarevich (b. 1943) "Two Pinocchio" 2002, estimate 1800-2000 euros

9 and 10 Galina Moskalev (b. 1954) and Igor Savchenko (b. 1962).
"Memories of Childhood" 1958 (800-1000 euros) and "7.90-8" 1990 (1000-1200 euro)
This is a Minsk school pictures. Photography, as you can see, different special effects in the picture. Authors of this school worked with the film - left scratches and stains, use sophisticated rendering images, hand colored photos.
But many Russian photographers do not understand this picture, assuming that the picture should be a "real" and not fully processed.

[Tamila]

And some more interesting lots:

1 and 2, Igor Mukhin. I am very pleased that his pictures finally appeared at auction. This is a great photographer, it seems to me that his pictures a big future.
The first shot "Moscow 1987" 800-1000 euros, the second "Moscow 1986" with the same estimate

3 Piganov Ilya (b. 1964) Self-Portrait, 1989, EST. 1000-1500 Euro
And Mukhin, and Piganov were in the group Direct Photography

4 Nikolay Polissky Tower 2000, ECT. 1800-2000 euros. When I saw his photo in the auction, the first thought was: he's a photographer?

5 Sergey Leontiev, also member of the Direct Photography, shot a series of "experiments of a rigid photo, 1987 estimate: 800-1000 euros

6 and 7, Sergei Maximishin. For him, I am also very happy because for the first time I see on the auction of modern photography. He was a two-time winner of World Press Photo. If you do not get them mixed up, just the first shot and was in the contest WPP (yeah, right!)
"Tea troupe amateur Naive Theatre in the psycho-neurological boarding school № 7, St. Petersburg 2003, estimate: 2200-2500 Euros
The second shot, "Mao's Restaurant, St. Petersburg, 2002, EST. 1500-2000 Euro
 
Here's a link to the photo spread with his exhibition at the gallery's victory
http://forum.artinvestment.ru/showth...265#post584265

8 and 9, Valery and Natasha Cherkashin "Runner" and "Ballet" 2005 (Estonian: 2200-2500 euros). They use the technique of blending photos. Known series of the Moscow subway and the subway in New York.
Reference to their exhibition at the Winery
http://forum.artinvestment.ru/showth...765#post342765

and 10 Vyacheslav Tarnovetsky (b. 1945), "Chernivtsi", 1983, Est. 700-900 euros.
The representative of another photo, believed that the picture should not be anything artificial, only "pure photography."

That's such an interesting job. I look forward to the results of the auction. Many writers work involved for the first time, and maybe something where the prices inflated. Although I do not know, let's see

[Кирилл Сызранский]

Сообщение от "Tamila

Of course, Boris Mikhailov!
And as always, the photographs are the poor and disadvantaged, as the image of Russia in the eyes of the west.

B. Mikhailov, Ukrainian writer and one can write: "as the image of Ukraine in the eyes of the west".

[Tamila]

Probably, then better - the image of the collapse of the Soviet Union, during a eighties.

[Кирилл Сызранский]

Tamila, for sure, "Collage 1988".

[Tamila]

Became known the results of the auction. >

So, out of 9 photos Yuri Abramochkin sold 3.
With the highest value of 3060 euro Estimé 1800-2200 euro went just picture "Winter Yard". This is a very graphically work.

Of 5 photos of Boris Smelov sold 3. Photo "Night. St. Petersburg" in 1985 went for 1,785 euros.

Military shot Baltermantsa Kerch 1942 "went for 4,463 euros Estimé 2500-3000 euros.

For the photograph of the royal family performed Levitsky paid 510 euro, the assessment of 150-200 euros.

From 7 works by Boris Mikhailov sold only 2, and then - no pictures, and photo collages for 3825 and 4208 euros. Photos from the series of beach Berdyansk not find a buyer.

It is strange that photographs Francisco Infante not for sale. Price, like, acceptable - 2500-3000 euros.

All 3 photos Galina Moskalyova, for auction, went for 1,530 euros, Estimé 800-1000.
A work of Savchenko not find a buyer.

Pleased Igor Mukhin. 5 out of 8 works were sold. However, from the estimate is far from gone, on average, from 1000 to 1200 euros.

Photographs by Ilya Piganova also not gone to estimate 1200-1400 euros.

Tower Polissky remained unsold.

Of the 6 photographs of Sergei Leontiev, from "experience with hard Photography" has sold only one - for 956 euros.

Among the 6 works Maximishin found a buyer only 2, both for 1913 euros, "Window circus bus" and "Mao's Restaurant." This is a very good result for photography.

Yet all 5 pictures of Sergey Shestakov on Chernobyl (25 years) went on average for 1000, Estimé 700-800 euros.

In general, I think the auction was successful. At least, beyond my expectations. It's good that not only interested in photography, addicted to, but buy. This is a good sign.