Top-10 Russian paintings at international auctions of the first half of 2018
ARTinvestment.RU   17 июля 2018

AI publishes the rating of auction results for artists orbit Russian art in the first half of the year. The principle of formation of the list — is our usual "one the artist — one painting"

This approach, recall, is necessary in order that the whole rating is not consisted entirely of paintings of Rothko, Chagall and Kandinsky, that is traditionally the most expensive artists in the born in the Russian Empire. However at the level of the names of the first five almost always predictable. And this time is no exception.

of the surprises of the first half, perhaps the only record of Anton (Antoine) Abramovich Pevsner (1884-1962). Unlike neighbors in the name list, not at the hearing. At least have a wide audience. And the price-то — on-го-го, went above a million. Anton — Antoine — Nathan — Note — is a native of the Mogilev province (in present-day Belarus). The elder brother of Naum Gabo. He studied at the Kiev art school and several years at the St. Petersburg Academy of arts. In 1911 he went to Paris, was friends with Archipenko and Modigliani. After the revolution of 1917 Anton Pevzner returned to Moscow, developed constructivist ideas, together with Klutsis in 1920 he produced constructivist "Realistic Manifesto". In 1923-м again went to Europe, worked with Diaghilev, developed innovative ideas in art. Closer to sixty years became interested in kinetic sculpture. His monumental works are in major museums (Pompidou, the Tate, etc.), as well as in public spaces (the area of the Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, etc.). Price "Two cones in the foreground" of our rating became the absolute record price for the artist. And his first "millionaire". To the best of the sculpture of Antoine Pevsner sold at auction in the price range $400 000-600 000.

What is more interesting in rating half? The fact that 9 of the 10 records were set at Christie's, and only one, at Sotheby's? Rather, it is the case no far-reaching conclusions. But-настоящему interesting: our list includes several works with the re-sales — you can see how many people have earned them. About Malevich we wrote: as a dealer bought for 60, and 10 years later sold for $ 85 million. But he is not alone. Mark Rothko, 1954 — number 2 in the rankings — in 2007, was bought at Christie's for $18 750 000, and now resold for $30 687 500. Nearly 12 million over 10 years. Yes, at the hands of the seller will receive much less (minus the fee, plus the last time he paid a Commission), but still a deal — on envy. As the resale of "Standing Nude" of de Stael. This painting and all the other heads our rating exemplary investment in the arts. Five years ago it bought a little more expensive than 6 million dollars, and now resold for twice the price. In short, people get. We wish that to everybody.

Vladimir Bogdanov, AI