December 19. The final season of 2012 auction of paintings and drawings in anticipation of the end of the light fell on the mirror's Day this year. Long time so did not get up Moscow. Looking at the map jams before leaving, I realized that not only in the Central House of Artists, which holds its auctions "Kabinet" and and 100 meters in the alley near impossible to drive. Moreover, it is possible that until the morning. Thank God, there is a subway, and this mode of transport used those thirty people who were in the auction room, as I did, though not on that. For obvious reasons, the auction was delayed, and, after waiting a couple of people, the host announced the auction.

I'll tell you that the result was quite decent, though always, of course, I want something more. 41%of lots sold, which is good for this fall, the participants in the audience bought 15 lots, which is also good, considering the cold and congestion, 14 lots won correspondence rate, and out of competition were participants in the phone, to defend the 34 lots. Special ferocity auction was no different - mostly items left or on the start or from the market in one or two steps.

from expensive lots left by absentee rate without a fight Lot 74 - "Waterfront seaside City » Korovin for 9.45 million rubles, three watercolors Benois - Lots 75, 76 and 77, the first two with a small, three-step, a struggle between two phones went for 700,000 and 1 million rubles, respectively , the third without a fight has been sold for 700 thousand rubles.

KA Korovin Quay seaside town Late 1920s - 1930s canvas. 50.2 x 61 Kabinet. 19.12.12. Lot 74 Estimate: 9,45-12 million rubles Result: 9.45 million rubles

remained unsold large tempera on paper "View of the Peter and Paul Fortress from the balcony of the Small Hermitage» Z. E. Serebryakova (item 48) with an estimate of 2.9-3.5 million rubles, the reason for failure - in the estimate was too high, it seems that the price of 1.5 million rubles would be more appropriate, but in this case sure in a lot of wanting to compete for not very cheerful landscape.

not find a buyer and canvas' Summer landscape with a temple (a quiet night) » A. H. Schilder (Lot 40), with an estimate of 6-7 million rubles. Yes, this artist and have been selling for 14 million rubles, and yet this is still the exception rather than the practice. A more appropriate price for the lot is within the 4 million rubles.

for expensive lots fought phones and distance rates, but the room was interested in low-cost operation. As always fast, the hall was dismantled etchings Ivan I. Shishkin cost 30-40 thousand rubles, and here are the things a little more expensive, 45-70 thousand rubles, the participants were leaving on the phones. The fight was not there sitting in the hall when he heard that the rate makes the phone, immediately raised was lowered bids. This happened several times. Trades in 15 steps was only once - for cardboard "Summer Day» B. N. Besicovitch (Lot 108): Start with 30 thousand price reached 75,000, traded everything: room, absentee and telephone bid, won the Hall.

Besicovitch BN Summer Day. 1956 Oil on cardboard. 33.3 x 48,7 Kabinet. 19.12.12. Lot 108 Estimate: 30-45 thousand Result: 75 thousand

The rest of the auction was still, at a good pace - and with a spectacular ending. Leading to the final hammer congratulated the coming new year and expressed hope that he would see us in the room, although this is not certain. This remark caused confusion and shock participants in the ranks of the organizers. In response to demands for an explanation leading recalled that the day after the end of the world, causing a sigh of relief.

This does not scare us, to cope with the crisis - will cope with the end of the world.

for trading Babulin watched Constantine, AI