Sell-out in the hall, the adrenaline, the collision of characters, the record - and the result is almost reference

Tuesday, April 23, at the auction house "Kabinet" was a big auction day - one after the other were two auctions: "Russian paintings and drawings XIX - XX centuries" and "Old and rare books, maps , engravings ».

painting auction was very successful, it can be said of the reference. I think most of the auctions would like to have such results.

However, the facts speak for themselves: in the course of the auction sold 86 of 141 (Lot 51 was withdrawn from the auction before the auction), presented at the auction lots worth a total of more than 30 million rubles, which is 91%of the mean estimate, the percentage of lots - 61%.

This time, surprisingly coincided both demand and supply: mood buyers, whom gathered in the auction room at four o'clock of the day almost fifty (currently sold out!), equal to the level directory, which presented the work of high-level masters of the first magnitude - Karl Briullov , Nicholas Krymova , Igor Grabar , Pavel Kuznetsov , Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin Ivan , Boris Kustodiev , etc.

individual items at a real rarity in the auction market, in particular the canvas H. Krymova" Landscape with Cows "in 1909. The artist's works of this period is already rare, and only the appearance of one of them at auction and does safely be called an event.

No wonder that this time all the work assigned by the organizers to the top the lots have gone to new owners, often above the upper estimate. Truly: spring-minded public got a luxurious offer he could not refuse, and a few of the organizers succeeded in recent years.

can not even say who exactly set the tone Trade and fight for the lots - there were many absentee bids, by the way is not always winning, quite actively behaved hall, but buyers and telephone is also not inferior - not once, not twice bargaining has been beyond the 10-15 steps and the final price several times higher than starting estimate. The results in the end were as follows: 26 lots (30.3%of all purchased) has gone into the hall, 35 (40.7%) - customers on the phones, 25 lots (29%) rate earned by correspondence.

The first major result showed the work G. P. Kondratenko «Crimea. Dreams "(lot 24). This beautiful large format landscape from start to 2,100,000 rubles in 4 steps left in the room for 2.7 million with buyer bids numbered 3. He is also after bargaining in 14 steps went landscape "Yalta» G. Cherniavskii (Lot 28); marine species at the start of 1901, 110, 000 and stubborn resistance of the buyer on the phone, went for 300,000 rubles, tripling the low estimate.

KONDRATENKO GP Crimea. Dream. 1898 Oil on canvas. 64.7 x 97 Kabinet. 23.04.2013. Lot 24 Estimate: 2 100 000-2 500 000 Result: 2,700,000 rubles Source: kabinet-auktion.com

CHERNIAVSKY AG Yalta. 1901 Oil on canvas. 54 x 81 Kabinet. 23.04.2013. Lot 28 Estimate: 000-130 110 000 Result: 300,000 rubles Source: kabinet-auktion.com

most expensive work of these trades predictably became "Landscape with Cows" Nicholas Krymova (Lot 38) - a classic example of creativity Krymova 1900-1910 years - his best period, rather than an exhibition, and "Blue Rose" (1907), and collaboration with the magazine " The Golden Fleece. " From start to 3,900,000 rubles picture for 8 steps left to the buyer on the phone for 5.8 million rubles, exceeding the upper estimate at 300,000 and set the record of this auction.

KRYMOV NP Landscape with cows. 1909 [1910?] Oil on canvas. 52 x 63,5 Kabinet. 23.04.2013. Lot 38 Estimate: 3900 500 000 000-5 Result: 5,800,000 rubles Source: kabinet-auktion.com

millionth milestone, with repetition, or exceeding the upper bound estimate crossed the landscape I. Gorbatova «On the Petrovsky Island" (lot 49), which started with absentee rates in the 2.35 million rubles, in 7 steps rising to 3.5 million rubles as a result of having gone to the hall, and "Still Life with a portrait of the piano EM Bebutov "PV Kuznetsov (lot 109), for which the room and grabbed the phone: from 2.2 million rubles start they quickly caught up with the price up to 3,400,000 rubles, having passed the upper estimate, after which Hall gave up.

Unfortunately, not so successfully proved himself "Summer Landscape with Pond" by Igor Grabar (lot 59), which also belong to the top category. Even before the start of the hall were heard opinions that the price of the work is an exaggeration. Perhaps this is what prevented flare bargain for this work. As a result, the lot was at the start - 2.8 million in the hall. In fairness, we note that, according to auction results based AI, several oil on cardboard Grabar similar dimensions and the same in 1921 in the last year were sold in Russia and abroad more expensive. So this program can be considered successful.

These trades are interesting not only multi-million dollar top-selling. Still hot struggle took place and on average, in the lower price segments, and the results at times exceeded initial estimates. So, for example, went for bargain costume sketch Guardian of Ivan Bilibin (Lot 43) in the competition absentee bids and phone final price rose more than 5-fold relative to the start of 30 000 - 160 000, after which the went to the buyer on the phone.

interesting came out fighting for the drawings Mavrina (lots 102 and 103): starting with 11000 (instead of 6000 stated in the catalog), they were sold for 29 000 (in 15 steps!) and 22,000 rubles to the buyer on the phone and absentee rate, respectively.

Three times (or close to it) were sold above estimate "Moonlight. Boat » Kugacha Yuri (Lot 111 : The result of 340,000 at startup 115,000 rubles, "Bouquet of primroses and violets with cyclamen» Nicholas Troshina (Lot#115) at the finish line 70 000 at the start of 25000, drawing Yuri Ivanovich Pimenov, Yuri «New Moscow" (lot 116): the result of 80,000 rubles, start - 30000.

TROSHIN NS bouquet of primroses and violets with cyclamen. 1960s Gouache on paper. 40 x 40 Kabinet. 23.04.2013. Lot 115 Estimate: 25 000-30 000 Result: 70,000 rubles Source: kabinet-auktion.com

Kugach YP Summer Sunset. late 1970s Oil on cardboard. 18,4 x 28,5 Kabinet. 23.04.2013 . Lot 135 Estimate: 25 000-35 000 Result: 80 000 rubles Source: kabinet-auktion.com

Surprisingly, this time during the auction, which lasted just under two hours, there was almost no visible downturn in consumer activity, sagging, traditionally coming in the middle of bidding and repetitive by the end of the auction. continue to buy and bargain until the end. Thus, almost 20 steps did not want to give each other customer correspondence, telephone and room landscape "Summer Sunset" by J. Kugacha (lot 135). As a result, the work went into the hall for 80 000 rubles from the start to 30,000.

Summarizing all the above, we can say that Kabinet organized a truly successful auction. This was aided by good work with a catalog of items which matched the expectations of potential buyers, respectively, and with an understanding of what and at what price can be claimed. should be noted and the excellent organization of the bidding process - the work of the auctioneer and the auction house, the attention to the needs of users - for example, a very successful and comfortable for bidders the decision was the release of a brief version of the auction catalog, which contains information about all the top lots of trading on April 23 (and "Paintings and Drawings" and "books"), as well as a list of upcoming auctions.

There is an opinion that Russian foreign auction is not like to say: there is no record at all and does not sell, so why give our good works? And the money does not get it, and tainted the picture of the history of the auction. Here's a vicious circle: not sell because they sell from catalogs, organized as a residual, nothing special, but good works not because they do not sold.

Yesterday's picturesque auction "Cabinet" proves the opposite: if there is a worthy subject for bargaining, there are sales and records. Speaking of record: 61%of lots sold - this is a record figure by 15%(!) higher than the average level of sales on lots at auction or in the beautiful picturesque thong in our market in 2013. That's it!

Maria Kuznetsova, AI