Russian auction Sotheby's, part II. Forecasts
ARTinvestment.RU   25 ноября 2010

Yermilov, Petritsky, Koshlyakov, Bahchanyan ...

ARTinvestment.RU continues the story of the most interesting lots of forthcoming "Russian auction". This article focuses on the daily auction at Sotheby's Nov. 30 ( of the morning session can be found here ).

second session. 14:00

Collectors of Ukrainian avant-garde, no doubt, look for "Costume Design for Opera Sorochinsky Fair» » Anatoly Petritsky - the outstanding master-set designer, who studied in VHUTEMAS from Udaltsova . Product combining constructivism with Ukrainian colors, received estimate 12-18 thousand pounds. Theatre Works Petritsky listed on the market is quite high: The current auction record of 42.5 thousand pounds (Costume Design Polovtsians to the opera "Prince Igor" », Sotheby's, June 10, 2008). But the feelings AI, this time care will be more within the estimate.

A friend and colleague Petritsky Vasyl Yermilov was one of the most active agents of the ideas of constructivism in Ukraine . Like many other representatives of this trend, it is not confined to easel painting, but also engaged in industrial design, adorned the streets in large-scale celebrations, designed books and magazines and much fruitful teaching. Established in 1934, "Design for the interiors of Kharkov Palace of Pioneers" interest of collectors and fans of avant-garde Yermilova (of which there are many). Sotheby's specialists have given the sketch of a comfortable estimate 6-8 thousand pounds. AI think that somewhere so it will be.

Dated 1921 pastel miriskusnika Sergei Sudeikin «The black beauty" is estimated at 5-7 thousands of pounds. It is interesting that only six months ago the work was sold at auction by Skinner in the U.S. state of Massachusetts - 3.25 per thousand dollars (2,3 thousand pounds). In the catalog of the auction, it was designated as "probable portrait of Anne Wiggins Brown played the leading role in the opera" Porgy and Bess ", but this assumption is incorrect, since in 1921, Brown was only nine years old. According to the inscription on the sheet, Sudeikin performed work in Paris, a year after emigrating from Russia. In April, a larger graphics Sudeikina same pore was sold at Sotheby's for nearly 35,000 pounds. But we better poostorozhnichaem: Forecast - 15 thousand pounds.

From the works of contemporary artists, it is worth noting the "Blue City» Valery Koshlyakov (10-15 thousand pounds). Participant in international Biennale in Venice and Moscow, as well as an outstanding exhibition "Russian Povera" Koshlyakov gained fame through the works in his trademark style - a ragged cardboard, scotch tape, majestic views of architectural monuments, stood out from the streaks of paint ... Such spectacular textural things very difficult to keep, and "Blue City" is executed in mixed media on canvas, that is, with all the stuff just fine. Generally, good job on all counts. AI expects to have substantial excess of the estimate. At least until domestic 45-50 thousand pounds. True, it is seen that the buyers at Sotheby's antiques are usually not set up to buy art, not the audience.

Key lots Thong - two works of the sixties, "the last Russian futurist» Vagrich Bakhchanian (1938-2009 ) . This is the famous painting of Lenin and Stalin made in the form of covers of the book Nabokov's "Lolita." So far, no work Bakhchanian not been able to bring in international tenders worth more than 10 thousand pounds, so the AI estimates estimate 10-15 thousand pounds as a very bold. But works of this class during the life of the artist at auction was not. Now a new situation. And the thing is big and very characteristic, collectible quality. According to AI, the result of this work can be fun to surprise. Forecast AI: 60,000 pounds. And even this rather conservative.

for the opinion of the expert council ARTinvestment. RU concerning works presented at auction at Sotheby's on Nov. 30, 2010, available here .

material was prepared by Julia Maksimova, AI
Projections: Vladimir Bogdanov, AI

Sources: sothebys.com , artinvestment.ru