Biography of Sergey Kalmykov @ & mdash; this is a story with mystic twists: "bathing of a red horse", a talent, almost buried in the province, the foolishness, the end in the asylum, oblivion and unexpected new discovery

Sergei Ivanovich Kalmykov (1891-1967, not to be confused with Nicholas Kalmakova) — clearly outstanding artist. His work is so unusual when I first took them in hand, I immediately wanted to read his biography. And his instinct did not deceive, there's a complex fate, rise and fall, eccentricity, foolishness, end in a psychiatric hospital, close oblivion and a new discovery. The story with mystic twists.

from stories about Kalmykova I remember?

1. According to the testimony of the Kalmykova, that is what we see in the foreground in "Bathing the red horse" Petrov-Водкина, his teacher. In one of sources gives the following reminder Kalmykova: "information For prospective compilers of my monograph. Red horse our dear Kuzma Sergeevich portrayed me. Yes! In the image of a languid young men on this banner depicts I in the flesh. Only the short leg from the hip. My life long".

2. information, , even two years before Petrov-водкинского horse he painted his picture "bathing of the red horses" — thing similar ideas that induced an experienced mentor in the incarnation of his most famous story.

3. Sergei Kalmykov was a member of the exhibition Association "Heat-цвет", founded in 1923 by former exhibitors "World of art" and the Union of Russian artists. Software installation the company was called "composite realism on the basis of artistic skill".

4. In the cycle of revolutionary events and subsequent punishment with the old art Kalmykova has kept the fact that he stayed away from the capitals. In 1918 he went to Orenburg, and then, in 1935-м moved to Kazakh SSR, Alma-Ату, where he earned a living as a theater artist. On the one hand, away from the kings — head will be goals. On the other hand, life in the quiet province of — is a considerable risk if not fall out completely, it is permanently lost to the history of art. And in General-то luck that Kalmykova actually re-opened in early 2000-х, 35 years after his death.

5. Scholar artist David Marques told that Kalmyks in life almost didn't sell his works (I recall Schwartzman and Filonov). More often gave. In this work he has created quite a lot. Some of his paintings and drawings got a random hand after the artist's death (e.g., gifts nurses, etc.). But still a significant part of the heritage was transferred by the physician in the current the State Museum of arts of Kazakhstan named after A. Kasteev. Of the surnames are stored in the Russian Museum and the Pushkin Museum to them. Pushkin.

6. More than 30 years until the end of his life Kalmykov has worked at Alma-атинском Theatre of Opera and ballet named after Abay.

7. The last years of the Kalmyks lived in the role of city madman. He said: "imagining genius, probably so. This is the greatest salaries. Popular. Growing fame, the money. We, humble geniuses are professional, we know: genius — is torn trousers. It's thin socks. This is a worn-out coat." Extravagant white-haired old man painted in watercolor pants, his cap without tape with red top, in yellow, with eternal canvas bag, eating only bread and milk — here is the way in which Kalmykov remember the residents of the Kazakh capital. What it was, a sham or stage of the disease, is not known.

8. Kalmykov died of pneumonia in a psychiatric hospital. In the last years of his life the artist in his austerity had worked himself to exhaustion.

9. The surge of interest in creativity Alma-атинского genius in the early 2000-х, associated with the names of Israeli writer David Marques, author of a book on Kalmykova, and American businessman Alex Orlov, who began acquiring his work.

10. In Kazakhstan released a postage stamp and a coin of 500 tenge with images of paintings of Sergey Kalmykova. His work focuses on several albums and monographs, including Museum publications.

• Commemorative coin of the Republic of Kazakhstan. From the series "Artists-графики of Kazakhstan". 2008
  Sergey KALMYKOV Nameless
  the Nominal value of 500 tenge. Silver, reverse
  Source: ru.wikipedia.org
• Postage stamp of Kazakhstan. 1997
  Sergey KALMYKOV is a Fantastic still life. 1947
  Source: ru.wikipedia.org

the Style is called Kalmykova "fantastic expressionism". But the work that I saw —, it is rather the symbolism, the tradition of the "art World" or even "Blue rose".

Now on the market. When the fertility that is attributed to him, the Kalmyks would be put on the market in industrial quantities. Zverev, as Yakovlev. But it turned out not to be so. Our database of auction results recorded less than 10 auction events, for which it is impossible to draw conclusions about prices. We only know that attempts to offer Kalmykov with a score of 10 000-20 000 dollars failed. The highest estimate was sought on the auctions of Kazakhstan and the UK. Which is quite logical. The record auction price was set at an American auction in Shapiro 2009 — is $ 6,000 for a small oil "Circus. Almaty" in 1938. In 2014-2015 painting Kalmykova roughly comparable in size was sold at European and American auctions in the range of 1 200-3 500 dollars. Let me remind you that we are still talking about rare, single sales.

• Sergey KALMYKOV the Constellation Lyra. 1950 1933 the figure
  Cardboard, oil. 58 × 42
  AI Auction 103 (9-13 November 2015)

proposed for the future, 103-м AI Auction the work of Sergei Kalmykov — is the first public episode on the Russian market. Therefore, our customers have a chance to become who and form current market prices for this unique artist.

What to read about Sergei Kalmykov: 2003.novayagazeta.ru; utro.ru.

Vladimir Bogdanov, AI