The results of-2015. Rating "Auctions — leaders of the Russian market" this time will not be
ARTinvestment.RU   29 декабря 2015

In rubles of the Russian market compared with last year fell twice. And in the U.S. — is almost three times

for several years we published ratings Russian auctions turnover in the segment FROM — sorted descending annual sales volume of paintings, drawings and sculpture (without books, DPI, etc.). This time, calculated tears and decided to refrain from rating. Honestly, an acute crisis is not the best time for the competition. The disappointing results of the year not the fault of the auctions, and the trouble. See who in many places have gone down in ranking now not ethical. Who-то has become worse, some-то much worse, and who-то very tight. Only two auction houses have significantly improved their position in the ranking. But still with losses in the money compared to the 2014-м.

Tezisno — that's how ended the year 2015 in the domestic Russian art market:

1. In rubles of the Russian market compared with last year fell twice. And $ — almost three times. More specifically, the sales volume of the domestic auction market in 2015 is approximately 257,5 million. For comparison, in 2014, he was 539,7 million rubles, and in 2013 — 681 million rubles. In dollars, the sales volume of the Russian market in the segment OUT in 2015 amounted to $4.2 million (twice worse than our pessimistic forecasts). In 2014 he was $14 million, and in 2013-м — nearly $20.8 million

2. Many players reduced their activity or switched to standby mode. Record last year's "scoop" this year has held only one auction (although very successful), the chief of the nineteenth century, "the Magnum of ARS" refrained from bidding, plus the left VEAD, too focused on the classics. Of the new players appeared only "Cabinet".

3. The average market percentage of sales of paintings and graphics in lots in 2015 32.3 % vs 40.6% in 2014-м. Datasamples!

4. In EVERY segment of the demand above the average noted on the market works informal post-war art (the sixties) and contemporary art ("aktualschikov"). Liquidity below average market pursued the classics, of the nineteenth century, especially the second name.

5. Position "I at least return her" obviously meant "Not for sale". This is the main equality of 2015. Attempts to set the items for the money, for which they were bought in the fat years, in 2015-м was tantamount to a death sentence. To keep the sales figures was possible only to those who recognized the new reality and a new price level. Want to sell in dollars — can be in dollars, but at the rate of 35 instead of 70.

What are the conclusions? Probably, 2015-й — is the year when the participants of the Russian art market is finally to admit the obvious: it is useless to look back. So, as before, will be no more. Everyone will have to work in the new reality on the new price levels, attuned to the buyer. Which is now largely dictates the conditions. The situation is new, for the old-timers unpleasant, but it is still working. Until people have not lost the desire to buy art. And in 2015-м it is not lost.

Vladimir Bogdanov, AI