Belonging to the informal circle of artists «Blue Roses» predestined that they participate in only the same exhibition, organized by a patron of the arts (and a bit of an artist) Nicholas Ryabushinskim in 1907. The name hints at the «Blue Flower» Novalisa ¹ , was meant to reflect the unifying idea - the revival traditions of romanticism and symbolism in a rich range of opportunities for them.

As for the people gathered in the «Blue Rose»? It is today the names of Sudeikin, Utkin, Krymov, Sapunov, Fonvizin, Sarian needs no introduction. And then it was just a group of very young, but because generally little-known artists, mostly graduates of «peripheral» Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Life has shown that almost all of them did not invent the fashion at that time «isms», did not declare anything radical ... But they can not be reproached for lack of innovation and contribution to the development of pictorial method, and many left behind their own school, which serves as a truly objective criteria the contribution of the artist in the art. With few exceptions, all of which were primarily painters, but not schedules, even when applied to formal graphic techniques - watercolors, gouaches. The decorative style goluborozovtsev, their ability to handle color have a significant footprint in the history of the theater, which at that time served as a reliable haven brightest talent of artists.

What was that for the time? 1907 - this is not 1904, and when the artists in the same composition gathered at Saratov exhibition «Scarlet Rose», held with the participation of their revered creative mentors - Vrubel and Borisov-Musatov. The country has to reap the first Russian revolution in the air veyalo a threat to society - lack of confidence, expectation of change and trembling in front of their inevitability. In similar conditions the reaction of German artists to the new reality was the expressionist «explosion»: that feeling, then painted.

On the contrary, the Russian artists of the terms «Blue Roses» find a special, back to a symmetrical response to the new reality - away from the horrors of reality in the characters of an ideal rest sublimation in idealistic fairy stories and worlds of serenity. If the historian had to recreate the atmosphere of the life of the period on a number of fine exhibitions «Blue Rose», he probably would have come to the conclusion that the country is catching revolutionaries, and flowers planted. But this sentimentality and decorative, perhaps, is the secret appeal of creative Russian Symbolists: normal people prefer to live in a world where the plant flowers, not bombs and blow it and cause someone to drop ship stories. Not surprisingly, the mysterious and somewhat strut romanticism and symbolism of the Silver Age has long attracted the attention of collectors. At the end of the era of modernism hobbies all want a quiet peaceful «Russian Impressionism». And there is the view that it is thinner than the whole mood, you can feel it in his work «Blue roses».

Getting ahead, I will say that after the 1917 revolution, the fate of artists of the terms «Blue Roses» evolved in different ways. Nikolai Nikolaevich Sapunov, considered along with Sudeikin and Utkina, almost the most important artist of the group until October is simply not lived: in 1912 at the age of 32 drowned while boating walking near St. Petersburg. Sergey Sudeikin son policeman killed People, did not take a revolution, and chose the route Batum - Marseilles - Paris - New York. Similar acted reasonably and Nikolai Milioti. His brother, Basil, remained in Russia, and his work, along with the works of Arthur Fonvizina refers to «silent art» - outside the canon of socialist realism, with all the life-cycle events.

Martiros Saryan, not an example of the above colleagues embarked on a close cooperation with the Soviet regime, which made a vertiginous career. Rostovsky Armenian finished life at the age of 92 years, the hero sotstruda and status almost the greatest masters of the Armenian art of XX century. Its place in the new system and found Nikolai Krymov, and Pavel Kuznetsov ( «Sort Cotton», 1931, Tretyakov Gallery). In this context, it might seem that the formal recognition of the artists having replication «charged» Social realism in the material. What is not quite right. In lubricous critical comments can be read that the artists just managed to bring its picturesque manner, without entering into conflict with the dominant ideology of creativity. None of them is not there. A landscape - and with the communists, he remains a landscape.

The above details - it is more than biographical nuances: they can indirectly judge the accessibility of the artists listed on the market. Franco-American career Sudeikin associated with numerous dekoratorskimi projects for theaters, has a large part of the artist to reach safely to the present day, and decorate with strings «Russians bid» leading auction. Sapunova left work early today, were very rare. Numerous recent Saryan Armenian landscapes are in high demand, they actively forge to bring demand into balance with supply. Portfolio Kuznetsova (as Sarian) are to collectors, even through the English Sotheby's. Late watercolor Fonvizina period of Soviet zatvornichestva (not symbolic, but rather expressive) are not uncommon in Moscow galleries. They say that he painted a few pieces a day, and only a very small part of that heritage has to the market. Hence, the average price - around 8-10 thousand dollars per sheet.

The most valuable art to the point of view of early pre-revolutionary work goluborozovtsev today are rather very rare, but the prices they can reach hundreds of thousands of dollars for not even the most outstanding canvases. It is these works because of its values are most attractive to investors. And in terms of percentage growth and the budget schedule may represent a significant concern. However, to evaluate the current price increase in this area can only be empirically based on the views of sellers. Accumulated statistics goluborozovtsev auction until the market does not allow experts to build a mathematical series, and calculate the dynamics of the price index for the number of auction sales is too little.

Well, from the works of the artists most frequently for auction are works by Sergei Sudeikin. Typically, directories notice the vivid drama of his gouaches: sketches of the scenery with «puppet» houses, kostyumnaya graphics, folklore, almost lubochnye scenes. «Assortment» is not surprising: in the theater Sudeikin came in late 1890-ies. Then it was a patron of arts Savva Mamontov Private - a big fan of theater, in the 1912-1913 year - Diaghilev «Russian Seasons». And in New York he got in the composition of the Parisian cabaret troupe «Bat». Then - contracts «Metropolitan Opera», active in dekoratorskom business. This Sudeikin is not limited by Applied Art, and worked as a painter of easel.

prices Sudeikin work directly depend on the period of their creation. For example, gouache, 1919 «The Georgian cabaret Tiflis», created prior to the emigration of «Caucasian Switzerland», was sold in 2005 at Sotheby's for nearly 300 thousand dollars. And made in a more professional technique, oil on canvas, but it «American Idyll» is 12 times cheaper. Gouache Sudeikin with sketches of costumes and theatrical sets, depending on quality, are their customers in the global auction for 12-70 thousand dollars. Over the last amount, for example, at Sotheby's in April 2006 has been sold to one of the sketches for the production of Ballet I. Stravinsky «Parsley» at the Metropolitan Opera in the season 1924/1925 year.

In 2007, the Swedish auction Stockholms Auktionsverk still life of Nicholas Sapunova size 53,5 x 71,5 cm was sold for 153.5 thousand dollars. In the late 1990's at Sotheby's sketches of its scenery went under the hammer for an amount slightly above the three thousand dollars. The results of the last three sales of works Sapunova in 2007 (the minimum price - 58 thousand dollars), show the new price level for its work. With high probability it can be assumed that market participants will rely on that price range. Investment potential of the work Sapunova very high.

son of a rich landowner Martiros Saryan of the country is not left, not counting the number of early travels in Egypt, Iran and Turkey. While in theory it was an opportunity to think about: in the mid 1920's, the two-year creative mission in Paris. Perhaps the true source of his inspiration had been the East and the Caucasus, because the artist has returned from Paris to Yerevan. Bright National romantic painting Sarian is very recognizable. In the Soviet era, his views differed on postcards and in magazines millions of copies. And the arguments for the claim to its symbolism of power is clearly not enough, and bright decorative work of an artist, she appreciated the Lenin Prize.

Collectors also give possible tribute to creativity kolorista. His Armenian landscapes could cost 100, and 200, and 500 thousand dollars, and much more. Confirmation of that - later cloth «Armenian landscape», sold in June 2007 to Macdougall's more than 610 thousand dollars. Over the past year, with sales of Sarian hammer three times higher than the result recorded in the strip 600 thousand dollars. Rather, in 2008 prices for the best canvases Sarian will overcome psychologically important mark of one million dollars

Peter Savvich Utkina and Nikolai Petrovich Krymov number of Russian collectors consider the most significant figures of the terms «Blue roses». Both stayed at home and died in Russia (in the Leningrad and Moscow), both have a rich artistic heritage, both in adulthood taught art in high schools, giving the system a young painter.

We know that Utkin until the end of life has remained consistent symbolists, resisting total indoctrination of Soviet art. In the 1920's, he was among the founders of the «Four Arts» (it incidentally also included goluborozovtsy Sarian and Matveev), which is believed to vytorgovalo the authorities field of aesthetic freedom in exchange for withdrawal from participation in the radical artistic projects . To say that works very Utkina air, decorative and full of light - is to say, only common words that do not express and share feelings tempera and oil painter. At the world's auction site it works practically not there: in the database and rtinvestment. ru recorded five of his works that in general is quite understandable. For example, the work is exhibited at Christies «architectural landscape design with fountains», gouache executed, was estimated at 150-220 thousand dollars, although it has not been sold. But enough to see once upscale work Utkina to understand that in the domestic market, they can cost any money.

foreign investment statistics by the People's Artist of the RSFSR art of Nicholas Krymov little more representative. Tiny landscapes, the size of a sheet of typing paper in the 2003-2004 year, selling in the range 2,5-3 thousand dollars, today it is 10-15 thousand dollars for such material is not logic to build. But the sale drew a special attention. In December 2004, the Swedish auction Uppsala medium-sized landscape Krymov «Evening» 1915 starts with estimeytom 2-2,8 thousand euro. As a result, the trading price has reached 91 thousand euro (at the time of 122,5 thousand U.S. dollars). This record estimeytu discrepancy is only when a strong underestimation of specific things. But the price were closer to the truth. This is another confirmation. In June 2007, at Sotheby 's has been exhibited painting «Village house in Tarusa» of 100-120 thousand pounds. Despite the fact that the work had not been sold, the assessment it was rightly given.

About Krymov known that in 1920 he developed his own system of tone, trying to color not only the degree of illumination, but the texture of objects. Pictures of almost all periods there are in Tretyakov. In the late 1920's - early 1930's Krymov has worked for the theater, in particular, created sets for MHATovskim productions.

Late Paintings «Russian Parisian» Nicholas Milioti, goluborozovtsa member committee «World of Art», one of the most talented artists of the twentieth century, stands today at auctions around 30-50 thousand dollars. Things of comparable quality, but are created in the early 1920's are at least twice as expensive - 80-100 thousand dollars. Record the value of works owned oil Milioti «Feast of Love», sold in November 2002 at Sotheby's over 204 thousand pounds. Curiously, this new owner tried unsuccessfully to sell in November 2006 for the 400-600 thousand pounds. Works Milioti auction market in the world quite a lot of (mostly recent), which allows investors to make an informed decision.

Vladimir Bogdanov

¹ «Blue Flower» - a sign of unachievable perfection, hailed by German Baron Friedrich von Hardenberg, created under the pseudonym Novalis. Flower has become a symbol of German Romanticism XVIII century. By the way, get a blue rose or a tulip Blue Gene engineers were unable to until now. It is felt that this is in principle impossible. Return