Record sale Goncharova (Christie's 24.06.2008)

[Meister]

Yesterday evening auction Christies "Impressionism and Modern Art" has been installed once two new records - record prices for the work of Goncharova and auction record for the cost of painting, written by a woman. Her work "Flowers" was sold for 5.5 million pounds (10.8 million dollars). Here Goncharova and passed an important psychological milestone of $ 10 million in my opinion, the work is not bad, but not the best. I, for example, a sailboat at Bonhams liked more .... I. .. wait for the new price explosion. I am sure that it automatically will foster the entire Russian market. This sale represents the beginning of a new phase in the Russian art market. Before a year as the bracket of 10 million will be once again taken someone from the Russian artists, and the million mark will beat even more artists.

[artemirra]

Actually, it's all very, very mysterious. At auction Impressionists wormed among Western names Goncharova goes for 5.5 million, and a couple of weeks before the "Crucifixion" on the Russian of the same Christie's auction does not go far ... Given that in 1906 and confident of such a provenance.
What is this lottery? Other buyers? Or, perhaps, the religious theme was the cause neuhoda?
Because now I would not surprise me care for that amount "Crucifixion" and "Flowers" - is the most common ....

[Meister]

artemirra, why the religious theme is not in demand and can not cost that much money, you can read here http://forum.artinvestment.ru/showthread.php?t=1005
just do not want to repeat.