Auction Sunday at the gallery "Three Centuries"
ARTinvestment.RU   15 апреля 2014

April 13 in the gallery "Three Centuries" were just two of the auction - a picturesque and antiquarian. Both of them showed strong sales percentage: almost 40%at the auction of paintings and graphics and 45%at an auction of books and posters

sunny Sunday afternoon April 13 about three dozen collectors gathered at the auction house " Three Centuries " in Bolshaya Ordynka for auction " Paintings and drawings XIX-XX centuries. Icons XVIII - beginning of XX century "and" Collection of children's books and illustrations. Posters ". Two auctions with little intermission missed at five o'clock , and both were very successful - at auction painting, graphics and icons percentage of sales reached nearly 40%, and the auction of children's books illustrations and posters revenues amounted to almost 50 %of the average of the total estimate. At the same time on both auction lots were bought most participants in the hall, and the trades turned out really alive .

Interestingly, in between auctions did not happen as such a change of participants. Most collectors of paintings and graphics left and the second , second-hand part , which is not surprising considering that the book auction rife with original illustrations , sketches covers, posters and rare books with pictures , performed by famous artists. The second auction organically added first and even catalogs both trades were merged into one book - it was enough just to flip it , and you've already read the new directory .

Bidding « Paintings and Drawings XIX-XX centuries. Icons XVIII - beginning of XX century », which began in the afternoon hour , earned 7.2 million rubles, which is 35.4 %of average total estimate. With the hammer went 84 of 211 proposed lots (39.8%) . Of these, 46 lots ( 55%) participants in the hall bought 17 lots ( 20%) purchased over the phone, and another 21 jobs ( 25%) went on absentee rates. This is a common sales statistics , and if you count the separate paintings and graphics , it appears that the works on paper bought better than works on canvas: graphic of 132 lots were sold 61 (46 %) and of 69 paintings found new owners 17 ( 24.6 %). As for the small thong icons here sales reached 60 %( bought 6 of 10 exhibited icons ).

BASIL KUCHUM Interior Pavlovsk Palace ( Carpet cabinet ) . 1920 30th Oil on canvas. 57,8 × 79 Three Centuries . 04/13/2014 . Lot 41 Estimate: 1,1-1,35 million rubles Result: 1.65 million rubles Source : triveka-auction.com

ARKADI RYLOV Spring etude . The first quarter of the twentieth century . Paper on cardboard , pencil, tempera. 20 × 31,8 Three Ages. 04/13/2014 . Lot 36 Estimate: 420-460 thousand rubles Result: 420 000 rubles Source : triveka-auction.com

Top lot of the auction was the picture of the artist Vasily Kuchumov Basil (1888-1959), known for his works on historical subjects , landscapes Petersburg and works in the genre of the interior. Painting " Interior of the Pavlovsk Palace ( Carpet cabinet ) " 1920-30- ies, it became not only the most expensive lot of the auction "Three Centuries ", but also set a new personal record on Kuchumov work at a public auction . Painting estimeyt 1,1-1,35 million rubles , and went to a telephone buyer for 1.65 million rubles. Prior to this, the most expensive work was Kuchumov painting " In the theater ," which was sold in November 2012 at the auction RAD for 950 thousand rubles .

Alas, left without a buyer working with the catalog cover - picture " The window » Vladimir Nikolaevich . Buyers may estimate scared 1,85-2,2 million rubles (about 77-91 thousand dollars) , exceeding even personal record for the same artist ( painting " Calm " in May 2007, was sold at Bonhams for 61,000 dollars) . Unnoticed and work « Morning " (estimate 1.4-1.6 million). But I could not resist against the buyer phone charm " Female Portrait " performed by the representative of Russian modernist Kaigorodova ( 1878 - 1945). Female profile on pale pink background was auctioned off for 850,000 rubles (estimate 850,000 - 1 million rubles ).

third cost lot of the auction was a pencil drawing Sergei Vinogradov « Model in costume Egyptian "(lot 12). Lot went correspondence buyer for 650,000 rubles (estimate 440-550 thousand rubles). Another memorable graphic exhibition - " Spring etude » Rylova , who went into the hall to start for 420 thousand rubles .

was completely sold out a selection of colored lithographs and watercolors Alexander Vedernikov (lots 150 , 154-156 , 169). Still lifes , nudes, interiors and two lithographs on a sports theme (" Aerials " and " Volleyball " ) went to the same player in the hall at the start - for a total of 120 thousand rubles .

Average Moscow views diverged . For example, for 150 thousand rubles bought work "Moscow . Kremlin » Michael Matorina , for 75 thousand rubles left drawing 1942 " Moscow . Prechistenka » Alexei Shchusev ( estimate 52-57 thousand) , bought almost all cityscapes Vladimir Vinokur . With a lively pattern bargaining was sold "ABC » Vladimir Vladimir Lebedev ( Lot 65 , estimate 57-63 thousand rubles, result 80 000 rubles ) and a pair of still lifes ( lots 66 and 83; estimeyty 14-15 thousand rubles , the result - 22 and 28 thousand rubles ).

before finalizing picturesque auction thong icons funny happened " falfinish " - leading twice tried to prematurely end the auction without first taking the full exhibition advertising Prospect mart "EOS" 1918-1930 -ies , and then noticing all thong icons. But collectors are not allowed to thank yourself for participation ahead of time and demanded the promised listing icon. And no wonder : as mentioned above, bought 6 of 10 icons , revenue for the sale of the thong was 929,000 rubles .

next auction « Collection of children's books and illustrations . Posters » Statistics showed sales better than picturesque ; however, the total estimate antiquarian auction was modest - an average of 5 million rubles. Total revenues reached 50 %of this amount , or rather , the 2,537 million rubles. Of 261 lots with exposed hammer took 118 ( 45.2 %). While 82 lots (69%) participants in the hall bought 16 lots ( 14%) purchased by phone , and 20 times (17 %) won the bid in absentia .

catalog consisted of three sections : the original book illustrations and sketches covers (lots 1-39) , children's books (lots 40-162 ) and posters (lots 163-261 ) . So of these three strings performed best book illustrations (in fact , the original graphic works ) by authors such as May Miturich - Khlebnikov , Victor Victor Duvidov , Valentine Kurds , Adolf Strakhov and others : here 56%of the lots were sold , and the proceeds amounted to 64 %of the mean estimate.

For mock cover in 1929 for the novel L. Skrypnyk " intellectual " for Kharkiv publishing " Proletariat" , performed by Ukrainian artist Adolf Iosifovich Insurance ( Braslavsky ) traded just three members in the hall and one telephone bidder. As a result, starting from 13,500 rubles reached 60,000 rubles, Hall won . Two other layout covers insurance ( Braslavsky ) also found buyers in the hall .

demand illustration animalistic themes. For example, for 160 thousand rubles bought four drawings with pets ( turkey , horses , cows ) by the graphic artist George Echeistova (estimate 135-150 thousand rubles). Was completely sold out string Valentine Kurdova illustrations to the book Vitali Bianchi "Lesnaya Gazeta" ( L. : Detgiz , 1955) , total revenues amounted to 117 thousand rubles. Well bought up as work - May Miturich Khlebnikov ( illustrations for the book "Mowgli" , "The Adventures Bibigon ", etc. ).

In the next section, the actual second-hand children's books were presented to the late XIX - mid-twentieth century . Many of them are very rare, because children's books, as a rule, are rarely preserved in the proper form , especially if they read more than one generation . In this section, the hammer went 51 %of the lots and the proceeds on the money was 54 %.

Started section string of pre-revolutionary children's books (lots 40-80 ); 40 editions of 23 found buyers . most expensive was the famous "ABC in paintings by Alexandre Benois ," published in 1905 a small circulation 2500 copies in the best Russian Government Printing Office - Expedition of government securities . Alexandre Benois was also the author , the creator of the design , illustrator and designer of this book. Lot went telephone buyer for 135,000 rubles (estimate 135-150 thousand rubles ).

Benoit A. ABC in paintings by Alexandre Benois . St. Petersburg . : Edition Expedition of government securities . 1905 . [36] p. , Ill. ; circulation of 2,500 copies . size 32,5 × 25,5 Three Centuries . 04/13/2014 . Lot 54 Estimate: 135-150 thousand rubles Result: 135 000 rubles Source : triveka-auction.com

Nosov N. Dunno in Sun City . Roman tale . Artist Laptev . M. Detgiz , 1958 . Series " New items of children's literature », № 84. 128 . , Silt . Three Centuries . 04/13/2014 . Lot 140 Estimate: 6-7 thousand rubles Result: 120 000 rubles Source : triveka-auction.com

Among the most pre-revolutionary publications of interest are also worth mentioning the book " Russian folk tales and nursery rhymes " 1890s with illustrations Helena Polenova (Lot 58 , estimate 35-40 thousand rubles result 35 thousand rubles ) and the book " The War of mushrooms " in 1909 with drawings George Narbut ( lot 75 , estimate 25-30 thousand rubles result 25 thousand rubles ) .

A Soviet children's books proved the most popular first edition of " Dunno in Sun City " Nikolai Nosov with pictures Alexei Laptev ( M. Detgiz , 1958). For this lot (№ 140 ) fought in the party room and a phone buyer , and eventually to 6-7 thousand rubles estimate hammer price soared to 120 thousand rubles , ie result exceeded the estimate by 20 times !

antiquarian auction completes string of posters was greeted quite calm . Several subsided interest splints WWI : 33 of these popular prints with the hammer went 11 , and the price was in the range from 5-10 to 30-40 thousand rubles , and in fact even in the autumn - winter 2013/2014 year, similar lots sold not that for tens - hundreds of thousands of rubles. But with a good bargain not gone splint, and a poster from World War I , " Russian Army artists of Moscow" - the collection of donations for the army. For a poster designed by the artist Nikolai Andreyev , party in the hall paid 80,000 rubles Estimé 28-32 thousand rubles .

But the most expensive in the last section of the exhibition was the 220 ​​- poster "Every farm, every pilot plant will give to our fleet ! " 1936. He argued for just three members in the hall, and as a result the price has risen from 65 to 150 thousand rubles .

for bidding watched Maria Onuchina , AI