At the tender Phillips 30 June 2007 picture of the Lion Tabenkina (son of Elijah Tabenkina) «Jazz Orchestra» (square canvas 2004 by the 1.5-meter) was bought for 117.65 thousand pounds - almost six times more expensive estimeyta in 18-25 thousand pounds

Analysis of the results of auctions of contemporary art (indeed, another and there does not exist) on Phillips de Pury, held 29-30 June 2008 , still in progress. While aware that the big sensation for Russian art, they do not have (Phillips prefers to sell the Russian work alongside foreign).

On the other hand, even fantastical figures, and was not, but without the interesting points did not come. In particular, the tenders were issued in the work of Elijah and the Lion Tabenkinyh, respectively father and son. Their products are of high investment potential, and that discussed recently at a forum ARTinvestment.RU . So, curiously, that the son, Lev Ilyich Tabenkina , was sold at Phillips for 117.65 thousand pounds - about 233 thousand dollars . In parallel, work is the father, Ilya L. Tabenkina , at the auction was purchased for 5 thousand pounds. It is clear that things are not comparable to the technical parameters (the bright expression of his son is the size of a half to one and a half meters, while the metaphysical quiet still-life father, only 64 x 74).

Interestingly, even two years ago the situation was the opposite: the work of his father were much more interesting and even then experts saw in them a high investment potential. This, in particular, then drew the attention of an information partner of the project, magazine Direktor Info . Actually, in terms of capabilities (creative investment), nothing much has changed. Works by Ilya Tabenkina (the father) went several times: on empirical estimates, the price for work of comparable class for three years, grown to seven times, that is the picture for which the requested conditional 3,5 thousand dollars, are already 25 thousand dollars or more. In addition, significantly increased number of people who were close to the quiet calm creativity Sixties.

and others, on the contrary, it was emotionally closer Creativity son - Lev Ilyich Tabenkina. It is a time and intonation, and, of course, more modern. Large-sized canvases, charged figurative scenes, a certain identity - all this attracted buyers, and thus raise the level of prices. 233 thousand dollars - it is certainly too long. Rather, this is the price «tomorrow». Nevertheless 80-100 thousand dollars for the good work Lions Tabenkina have already seen how well the market level. In short, the record auction result, art market professionals are reluctant to see some serious misunderstandings. According to the gallery, the events fit into the scenario the price of natural development. Several unusual that the son's work are significantly more expensive works of his father, but sometimes this, why not?

Remember that, in fact, occurred. At the tender Phillips for 117.65 thousand pounds was bought the picture of Leo Tabenkina «Jazz Orchestra», 2004, oil on canvas square with sides 1.5 meters. Nearly six times more expensive estimeyta of 18-25 thousand pounds. Of the two works exhibited at the bidding of his father, Ilya Tabenkina, was sold only «Composition», 1985 - a very typical thing of value period, it is a comfortable size 64 x 74. Only reason for the 5 thousand pounds, which is clearly below the market? It should also have been someone luck. Someone made a bargain. Failure as «Red Birds» (1984) Ilya Tabenkina can be explained by the fact that this work is markedly ceded «Songs» by its decorative properties. Although the amount in the estimeyta in Russia and it's easy to find a buyer.

What is known about Ilya Tabenkina for publication on the Internet and retelling? In eighteen years, a young student of the Moscow Art College of memory in 1905 Ilya Tabenkin sent friend arrested paint. Deed cost him Butyrka confinement, three years of hard labor camps in Kazakhstan and follow links. Back to the profession of your case: the chaos of World War II helped to hide a criminal record and reach the current Surikov Art Institute, in the years evacuated to Samarkand. After decades of official work: factories of socialist realism, portraits of nomenclature rather ordinary landscapes. But it ended abruptly, as happens, for insight. Around the early 1970's Tabenkin invented a unique still life, its technology, its light, which ukryl his metaphysics and his philosophy. In the figures, sleplennyh of plaster, plasticine, and papier-mache, art historians today see the Old Testament idea of the creation of the world, the search for harmony, the search for God, metaphysical thinking, are even accidental resemblance to the perception of labor Вейсберга and Krasnopevtseva. The very same artist, to recollections, appreciated above all the mystery - what makes art art.

Vladimir Bogdanov

Source: www.phillipsdepury.com , artinvestment.ru