Yesterday at the auction house "KABINET" held auction "Russian paintings and drawings XIX — XX centuries". Were full house for the first time in my memory, the employees of the auction house had to add another row of chairs, zamorachivatsya into the hallway, where little was visible, but at least slyshno@

Such high interest in this auction is clear: the main intrigue for the audience was top-лот — a newly discovered painting Kuzma Petrov-Водкина "Orpheus". Previously unknown to art historians the work of the mid 1900-х, is one of the most complete early symbolist paintings. She immediately came at a public auction. So even with the estimate, claiming the record for the Russian art-рынка, — 30-45 million rubles. In yesterday's auction to the bar in 30 million roubles on the auctions in Russia crossed only four works: Konstantin Yuon "Market square in Uglich (Troika in Uglich)" (76 million), Marina Ivan Aivazovsky "mount Athos" ("Russian seasons", November 23, 2012, 48 million), still life Igor Grabar "Pears on red tablecloth" ("znak", On 9 June 2012, 36 million rubles) and "still life with fruit" Nikolai Fechin ("KABINET", 9 June 2012, 36 million). "Orpheus" Petrova-Водкина able to take the barrier of 30 million rubles, but bargaining with millions of steps not only because I was the only interested buyer on the phone competitors have not been @ & mdash; and the work went on the bottom estimeytu@

But not one Petrov-Водкиным, of course, was interested in yesterday collectors. This confirms a wonderful auction of fine art total result: the care of the lots was 53 % (sold 92 lot 172), for the money — 47 % (total revenue 49.8 million rubles). Just successfully traded by phone — these buyers have lots left 46; 38 lots bought in the hall; and only 8 works got socke@

Yesterday's auction "Cabinet" can be called star charts for: individual watercolors, theatrical sketches exceeded the estimate by half or even tripled, the price of some graphics lots exceeded one million roubles. For example, the string of four rare watercolors George Opitz 1814, dedicated to the stay of Russian troops in Paris (lots 2-5), in the amount brought in 3.35 million rubles (if a General estimate of 1.6–1.8 million rubles). By the way, it's funny that with baboutgreat enthusiasm traded for spicy work "Scene in the brothel" (750 thousand), "card Game" (1.05 million rubles) and "a Puppet show in a Paris cafe" (1.05 million rubles), more formal than watercolor "Mardigra. A column of prisoners of war" (500 thousand rubles). As rightly noted by one of the participants in the hall, work on Mardi Gras, of course, a bigger size, and the figure in watercolor crafty, but "it's not a brothel".

were successfully sold thongs theatrical works Alexander Tyshler (lots 73 to 78) and Robert Falk (items 89-92). Watercolor costume sketches for the play "Chapaev" and "Sunny side" directed by DEFRA (later theatre. City Council), created by Alexander Tyshler in 1930-1931, was sold with a Bang. For costume design Isaeva-Петьки desperately argue three phone buyer, and one player in the hall: as a result of estimate from 240-500 million rubles were sold for impressive graphic works in the amount of 1.45 million rubles. This sketch, incidentally, was the second most expensive work of the auction after the unattainable Петрова-Водкина.

costumes Robert Falk to a play of K. Goldoni "Liar" staged theater. City Council 1940 also were sold out completely. The string of four lots brought 1,54 million rubles — within the estimate of 1.25–1.85 million. By-видимому, customers shared the view of art critic and philosopher S. N. Durylina who wrote about these theatrical works of Falk: "the artist knows Venice, her unique beauty, he loves her and therefore wants to be loved by the audience and the actors felt".

there Were other graphical "punch" at the evening auction. Large pastel Zinaida Serebryakova "the Surrounding area of Gurzuf in early spring" (lot 36) was sold at the start, at 1.15 million rubles. And for a small figure 1910-х, ink on paper "couple in love" work Vidbergs Sigismund (lot 39) competed two phones and a room to disperse the price of the hammer from 19-25 thousand to 145 thousand rubles. Three graphic works Alexandra Platonova — "Gossip", an etude to a picture "Gossips" and "At the bus stop. Waiting for the tram" (lots 70-72) — literally tore each other's candidates. The total estimate was 102-140 thousand, and left three drawings for 375 thousand. The pair works on paper Paul Mac @ & mdash; "the Prayer" and "the Laughing man" (lots 113 and 114) — also exceeded the estimate. Examples of successful sales graphics can be continued dolgo@

as for the painting, the picture is twofold. Some significant works were left without buyers: "Summer. The old house" Konstantin Korovin 27 to 33 million rubles, "still life with field flowers" Pavel Kuznetsov 2.9–4.5 million or three works Vladimir Stozharova total estimate 1,5–1,8 million rubles. But other paintings with more modest estimate evoked in participants the desire to compete —; for example, a small picture Paul Radimov "the Church in Abramtsevo" for which paid 180 thousand rubles against the estimate 38-45 thousand rubley@

the auction watched Maria Onuchin, AI