December 11, in Conference on Schepkin, 28, took place bid number 87, «The Soviet Art», regular auction house «SOVKOM». To sum it up - it is myself: in the hall had been sold 84 lots out of 134 (one lot was withdrawn and did not participate), that is almost 63 per cent of subjects found the new owners. Amount molotochnyh price of 3.722 billion rubles, or converted, 133.25 thousand dollars. In the final summing up to the «price hammer» should be added to the auction house commission charged to the buyer, at a rate of 10 percent.

The most expensive lot was a «Portrait of EI Butorin» OSTovtsa Alexander Labasa . For quite a lot of work Russian expressionist paid 350 thousand rubles.

Smiling girl with the cover, enthusiastic komsomolki-athlete, carrying in a bright future in the bikini on water skis, worth 150 thousand rubles. In many plus commission cost the buyer picture -Rodionov Gennadi Petrygina «at large».

For the good money was acquired and canvas «Mausoleum Gur-Emir» (1968), made Yakov Haimovym . He bought for 275 thousand rubles - above the lower limit of estimeyta, especially since the majority of lots purchased yesterday went to start (the first estimeyta below) or just above the launch.

The most impressive is the work of trades, of course, was the picture «architect» Zavyalova . Suppose it did not find a buyer in the room, but it was an application for part-time starting at 280 thousand, and Lead was glad to meet her, saying that it is the only work from the strings, bought the museum.

Among the results seem strange, - 170 thousand of tiny oil «briar» (1964) porphyria Krilova . It is clear that «kukryniks», but the thing is with no head. It sold three works Vladimir Stozharova - large cardboards 1950-1970's. But there have been appointed and serious estimeyty - from 550 thousand to a million rubles, which the buyers at this time were not set. At the tender son attended and popularizer of art Stozharova - Alexander, but he did not look upset. Not bought and exposed to estimeytom 2,5-3 million rubles «Portrait of a mother» Alexander Deineka . Things so-so, but from the documents - examination and consultation Sysoyeva B. M. Valyaevoy. Seemed to me strange figure Alexandra Tyshlera «Girl in a pageant dress» (1966), no published provenansa, has been sold to the buyer on the phone for 52 thousand rubles, with a slight excess of estimeyta.

A few words about his impressions. Access to Trading «SOVKOM» most democratic. Newbie enough to register with a passport, get the card catalog and buy for 300 rubles, which would be easier to monitor sales. Buy remotely, focusing only on printing the directory, you should not. A couple of times noticed that on paper with the images of individual lots has increased the brightness of that romance, and may disappoint the buyer. In the catalog estimeyty are in rubles and dollars, but the «American» prices are likely for the convenience of perception: in the hall there is a sign warning you that the ruble and pay with plastic cards. The procedure is set up for auction classic, something even the archaic principle: there is no electronic scoreboard, the team makes small lots of room, a large razveshany things on the walls (including behind the participants, so that it is better to look in advance).

Trades conducted himself head of the auction house Yuri Tyuhtin - and cope with this, it must be said, was: clearly, promptly, without captation and soliciting prices. Through this bidding went fast and not tiring to the public. Judge for yourself: the 135 lots auctioneer took the whole hour - seven in the evening began, but eight have already stood for payment.

Of the nuances: a number of lots in the catalog have been marked by hand with green circles, that it was able to understand there are a lot of them in absentia applications. But in the course of conduct is not all of them «worked», so it can be seen in this part of marketing time. The statements in catalog estimeytam also be treated without undue piety: often start was lower (sometimes once in two) and start work as the price of care. From the comments could lead indirectly to make a conclusion to separate low-cost purchases. For example, when a picture of the locomotive did not find a buyer, Tyuhtin remembered that earlier steam trains and railway workers has attracted considerable interest. These special items may become a gift. Or behold the oil, the construction phase zapechatlevshie «Magnitogorsk», - is not present the current directors? We can assume that many items are purchased for final consumption and not for investment purposes. For fun, without the intention of resale. Drawings done once for the design of children's books, will find its place in the children's room, still lives - for example, in the country, and the construction of socialism - in the directors' offices, or negotiation. At least, this logic explains a lot.

Below are «hammer price» (without taking into account the 10%-Term commission charged to buyers) auction «Sovetskoe Arts» December 11, 2008

Vladimir Bogdanov, ARTinvestment.RU