Boris Sveshnikov in «New Hermitage»
ARTinvestment.RU   27 июля 2007

The gallery «New Hermitage» (Spiridonovka, 4, p. 1) to 17 August last exhibition of the works of representative bright «another art» Boris Petrovich Sveshnikov (1927-1998).

The gallery «New Hermitage» (Spiridonovka, 4, p. 1) to 17 August last exhibition of the works of representative bright «another art» Boris Petrovich Sveshnikov (1927-1998).

It is the fate of Stalin's Moloch kept the same routine - ragged and deep - furrow, as in the fate of millions of his generation. In 1946, the 19-year-old student of the Moscow Institute of applied and decorative arts came from water-can buy kerosene and returned only after 8 years. «Anti-Soviet activities» - stage in Uhtizhemlag of Komi - the laying of the pipeline. The case helped haggard, sick prisoners to survive. After the camp hospital he was transferred to disability camp at the guard position. There Sveshnikova managed to steal a draw and, even harder to put specific figures on the will. Later, when the «Gulag art» collected and published in a French book shemyakinskom «Apollo 77», and in 1990's Society «Memorial», organized an exhibition of drawings of camp, it became clear that these sketches - a monument of the era, created in the thick events. Today «Gulag art» buy extremely difficult, almost impossible. But you can see: there are 26 sheets, for example, the recently opened Museum art4.ru Igor Markina.

Young art collectors Sveshnikova associated primarily with the distinctive works of 1960, performed in aesthetics often tragic surrealism (with realistic drawings camp nothing in common). The artist is known, can not be confused. Work is highly decorative and interesting palette. Very often his work written on the darkest subjects: pain, misery, hanging, people with crooked officials - this is common unhealthy suffered mental illness artist.

In the museum space, it looks interesting and strong, but domestic collection is still subject to other requirements. It is no coincidence that bright thing in at least a neutral subject in the works valued Sveshnikova particularly high.

Recent sales at Sotheby's and MacDougall's have confirmed the rapid price growth in the painting and graphics Sveshnikova. Conditional price range for medium (about 70 x 60) «oil» is already 40-70 thousand dollars. Thus, on 15 June this year, at MacDougall's canvas «Separation» 1993, despite relatively dark story, was sold for 40.7 thousand dollars. A June 12 at Sotheby's canvas «Dream» was sold for 63 thousand pounds plus commission. However, this work is dated early 1974.

Today, the work Sveshnikova already habitue «Russians bid», and tens of thousands of paintings is not surprising. By the way, the achievement of these levels occurred in the eyes of the readers of D. Another three or four years ago, work Sveshnikova cost 5-8 times cheaper. And even earlier, and that no cost. There are generally curious incidents. Thus, the statistics artprice.com contains a record of trades resulting from the French auction Dapsens-Bauve, Bouvier, dated 25 February 2001. There Sveshnikova canvas 60 x 60 has been sold, converted for 134 dollars. The case, of course, extreme, and the seller was clearly a man at random and did not represent himself or artistic value, or the capacity of things. Nevertheless ... In Moscow, this time for the big color whatman Sveshnikova requested 1 500 dollars, which is also now looks ridiculous.

Despite the price milestones, work of Boris Sveshnikov, according to D, are still sufficiently undervalued. They certainly deserve the attention of investors. However, the purchase must be attentive to the quality of the specific things and to avoid overly tense and dark scenes. In this case, you can rely on high liquidity and a higher rate of growth of its value.

Source: www.sothebys.com , www.artprice.com , www.macdougallauction.com , www.art4.ru