Yesterday, November 17, auction house, "Kabinet" the auction number 10 (35) "Russian paintings and drawings XVIII - XX centuries." Almost no take-offs, but optimistic and very significant

Yesterday, November 17, auction house, "Kabinet" the auction number 10 (35) "Russian paintings and drawings XVIII - XX centuries».

try the short story as an example of the trade mark some of the realities and trends on the Russian art market is open. (We put them in brackets, so as not to be confused with the main story about the auction, the more there is to tell that.)

There were about thirty people - not much, maybe because at the same time in the arcade held a VIP preview of pre-auction exhibition of Russian auction house. (This season trades and shows at different venues is not the first time on the same time. Randomness, but this affects both sellers and auctions, and buyers.) Maybe because not all lots were interesting.

organizers in one place and time is spent just two auctions: "Russian paintings and drawings XVIII - XX centuries" and "Arts and Crafts XVIII - XX centuries and Faberge objects." However, in terms of analyzing the results of trading it would be better all the lots are not conventionally divide by two, and one of three categories:

1. Painting and drawing XVIII - the beginning of the twentieth century;
2. Painting and drawing of the Soviet period;
3. DPI.

So the first section of conditionally sold about 45%of lots with a good bargain on some of them. Of conditional second section, the Soviet period, and sold 18%of the section DPI sold about 40%.

Here we leave the analysis of parentheses. Even from this mathematics are reviewed unchanged for a long time priorities buying mood, but when you consider that in the second section of the catalog conditionally traded only two pictures Zvereva, and other purchases were made either by absentee rates, or by phone without haggling, the picture becomes quite clear: the Soviet period as a whole until now very few people are interested.

So, for that trade, and for that there.

Suddenly, I bought a well-portraits by unknown artists of the XIX century, traded, but only one - item number 2, a portrait of GI Bettihera by an unknown Russian artist ( details about the item 2) . Starting with 70 thousand rubles, the participants raised the price to 100 000: Lot left within the estimate, but the good fight.

Unknown Russian artist. Portrait of Gustav Ivanovich Bettihera (1782-1847). Around 1820 Canvas on hardboard, oil. 50.8 x 41,6 Lot number 2 Estimate: 70-100 rubles Result: 100 thousand