Catalogues of individual Russian trading larger homes are becoming uninteresting. Proportion of paintings and drawings in them falls in favor of arts and crafts. A class begin to dominate the national stuff, but not of international importance

Tomorrow auction Sotheby's Russian Art will be open to Russian week in the world's leading auction sites. From 12 to 16 April starved consumers need to offer good "razgovetsya in New York, London and Paris. Domestic collectors and owners of new states probably would not mind "dine" - would be a range to match. But this is just the problem. Difficult situation with the quality of the proposals of classical art is compounded from year to year. Grands in no hurry to switch to post-war and contemporary art (relatively inexpensive things to do troublesome). Masterpieces of the same classics for some time now have to scrape by susekam. And there already, it is felt on the bun is not enough.

Catalogs of individual Russian trading larger homes are becoming thinner and uninteresting. Proportion of paintings and drawings in them falls in favor of arts and crafts. A class begin to dominate the national stuff, but not of international importance. As a result, and Larionov on Russian sales already you can not walk. Russian works of world-class organizers prefer to include a directory of large prestigious international trade - in the same "Impressionist and Modern" or "modernist and contemporary art." And in general, wealthy Russian collectors auction arranger hits accustom to upscale world things - the Impressionists, American abstractionist, that is, to what to buy worldwide. The more so because stoyat these things are often no more expensive than the local value of Russian masterpieces.

Sometimes it seems that the very subject of separate Russian auction dying away of natural causes. And the foundations of Russian weeks with the New York Sotheby's Russian Art April 12 and Christie's Russian Art April 13 - another confirmation of this. Catalogs cause sheer amazement, accompanied by a fashion question now: "Guys, why are you?" What forecasts to write something?

At Sotheby's tomorrow - Levitan , a fantastically successful show which just closed at the Tretyakov Gallery. It would seem, give masterpieces - and get ready for sensationalism. And will the schedule. Need to understand that levitanovskaya "Early Spring in Abramtzevo" with the estimate of 400-600 thousand dollars - a rather large watercolor with gouache, 1893. Graphics Isaac Ilyich comparable class at auction has never appeared. Auction record for his paintings than $ 3 million. So that the sale is even higher estimate is very likely. Will be tomorrow and Yuri Pimenov , whose work recently on hearing more than usual. But ... unusual pimenovsky "The Pianist" (which is so rebellious all admire) - is also drawing about the same size as levitanovskaya watercolor. Drawing that has the score of 500-700 thousand dollars and the safety of which is necessary to pay attention. Graphics graphics, and the price of something beautiful: in the past year painting "The Rape of Europa" Pimenov (though not the 1920's and 1960's) was sold for 626,000 dollars.

Levitan Early Spring in Abramtzevo. 1893 Watercolour, gouache. 71.5 x 50 Estimate: 400-600 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 850 thousand dollars Lot 8. Sotheby's. 12.04.2011

Yuri Pimenov The Pianist. 1926 Mixed media on paper. 66.5 x 45 Estimate: 500-700 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 500 thousand dollars or less Lot 31. Sotheby's. 12.04.2011

Among the positive work of the Sotheby's catalog stoit perhaps the highlight gouache "Russian Fairy Tale » Sergei Sudeikin . His works have sold quite frequently, and expert assessment of the auction house (30-40 thousand dollars) is exactly in line with recent prices for items of comparable quality. I suppose that buyers in this time will give more, but not much.

And, finally, of the things that delight the eye - "Country beauty» Fedota Sychkov . Work of this class are not uncommon. But this - fascinating. Estimate is also closest to the market. But, I think, for it will still above the estimate.

SERGEI Sudeikin Russian fairy tale . About 1920 Cardboard, gouache. 62.5 x 45 Estimate: 30-40 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 50 thousand dollars Lot 43. Sotheby's. 12.04.2011

Fedotov Sychkov Country Beauty. 1938 Oil on canvas. 51 x 40,5 Estimate: 30-40 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 50 thousand dollars or more Lot 55. Sotheby's. 12.04.2011

now about what will please Christie's. As part of the painting and graphics directory quite small - 55 items, of which 36 - pictures. The highest estimate (600-800 thousand dollars) was assigned the painting "Children» Boris Grigoriev . Brutality, generally expected from Grigorieva, in this portrait is not: no theme to the brutality, but in the eyes of the models clearly perceptible something serebryakovskoe. Estimate justified thing quite decorative.

Boris Grigoriev Children. Around 1922-1923 Oil on canvas. 81,6 x 81,6 Estimate: 600-800 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 700 thousand dollars Lot 19. Christie's. 13.04.2011

real masterpiece sees "Leaf life» Dmitry Plavinsky . Spectacular, painstakingly made product is likely to end 1960. Meter-long canvas assigned to some incredibly low estimate - 20-30 thousand dollars. I think that we have the right to wait at least 5-fold excess. Although, honestly, and a tenfold excess will not look crazy: Plavinskiy still undervalued.

Dmitry Plavinsky Leaf life. About 1970 canvas, mixed media. 99,1 x 68,9 Estimate: 20-30 thousand dollars Lot 48. Christie's. 13.04.2011

from the subject with an interesting price would pay your attention to the graphics Vladimir Nemukhin , 1964. A large gouache "Arrangement of clubs with dozens" received estimate 6-8 thousand dollars. For the money, even the schedule of 2000's afternoon with fire you will not find. Do not be surprised if the figure goes over thirty thousand.

Vladimir Nemukhin Arrangement of clubs with ten. 1964 paper, oil, gouache. 53 x 40 Estimate: 6-8 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 25-30 thousand dollars Lot 53. Christie's. 13.04.2011

From classics eye stops on canvas "The peasant girl in the woods» Alexei Korzukhina . Not pompous, but the quality of the mark. Meter-long canvas Christie's experts estimated at 80-100 thousand dollars. I think that will be sold more expensive.

ALEXEY KORZUKHIN Peasant girl in the woods. 1877 Oil on canvas. 94 x 68,6 Estimate: 80-100 thousand dollars Forecast AI: 120 thousand dollars Lot 6. Christie's. 13.04.2011

Sotheby's and Christie's will hold a prestigious, but not the most exciting auctions of Russian weeks. But if you're not focused strictly on the classics, and are interested in an unofficial post-war art (the sixties) and contemporary art, the more options.

Very good catalog prepared by Phillips de Pury for Trade BRIC 14-15 April . It's in London.

In the States April 16 will GeneShapiro : savvy people will find it interesting proposals primarily on the sixties.

Well, another auction for the sixties - a bomb - will take place April 16 in France. Under the unprepossessing title Sale Russian Painters - Private Collection hiding the private collection of the sixties with rare things 1960-70-s . Again, people are already savvy month nervously licked: estimeyty there is more than friendly. Forecasts for these tenders are also being prepared.

Well, for those who do not believe in options for "overseas heifer - mite, too, there's good news. In late April and early May, when otgremyat overseas trading, it may take several Russian local auctions. Home ARTinvestment.RU glittering invitation to tender, like a Christmas tree.

Vladimir Bogdanov, AI