The results of the auction BRIC

23-24 April auction house Phillips de Pury auction held on contemporary art Brazil, Russia, India and China (countries BRIC). The event took London gallery of Charles Saatchi (Charles Saatchi). On the Russian top-lots can be found here .

Gala Auction on April 23 brought 4.1 million pounds sterling (6,3 million) - the result of the upper estimate. New owners have acquired 72 percent of lots. Almost all top-end products purchased by phone - must be to blame in this volcanic dust. The most expensive painting was a creation of our compatriot, sixties Erik Bulatov , titled "Entrance - no entry" (1994 -1995). She went for 713,000 pounds in the evaluation of 350-450 thousand (forecast AI 400000). The work is a variation of the famous painting, which is stored in a Pompidou Center.

• Erik Bulatov Logging - no entry. 1994-1995
  canvas. 180 x 180
  Phillips de Pury. 23.04.2010. Lot № 6
  estimate: 350-450 thousand pounds
  Forecast AI: 400,000 pounds
  Result: 713,000 pounds

All that evening at the auction there were 32 works. This war broke out rates for the landmark painting Komar and Melamid «Meeting Solzhenitsyn and Bellamy Rostropovich's dacha "(1972). The picture was bought for 657,000 pounds, and it was estimated at 100-150 thousand. AI expect that the work will go to excess, but still believed that it will be more modest. Canvas Oleg Vasiliev «On the shore of the Sea" (1989) also did not disappoint: he bought for 91,000 in Estima 70-90 thousand (forecast AI 100000).

from the works of Brazilian artists most welcome was aluminum "Creature" Lizhii Clark (Lygia Clark). Established about 1960 interactive sculpture, form which can be changed an infinite number of times and was sold for a record 367,000. Estimeyt work amounted to 180-220 thousand. Top Chinese Top-headed picture of lots Zhang Xiaogang (Zhang Xiaogang) «Amnesia and Memory" (2006), which brought 385,000 in the evaluation 220-320 thousand Indian - canvas Dzhitisha Kallat (Jitish Kallat) «Untitled (Eclipse)" (2007 ), the result of which amounted to 169,000 (estimate 120-150 thousand).

The next day was marked by the successful sale of an important "triptych № 10» Vladimir Yankylevsky . The work of 1970, estimated at 50-70 thousand pounds, purchased for 133 thousand. AI thought that even a price around 300-400 thousand would be for this product is too modest: triptychs are considered the top of this creativity while still very underestimated artist, and "Triptych № 10" generally is one of the best of such works. So the new owner of this work was very lucky. ( AI Interview with Vladimir Yankilevsky look here .)

• Vladimir Yankilevsky Triptych № 10
  1970. Oil on canvas, acrylic, wood. 100 × 439,5 × 24
  Phillips de Pury. 24.04.2010. Lot № 244
  estimate: 50-70 thousand pounds
  Forecast AI: 300-400 thousand pounds
  Result: £ 133,000

But "Self Portrait" Vladimir Yankylevsky 1999, according to which AI is also waiting for care in excess of, the buyer is not found. Specialists Phillips gave this estimeyt 10-15 thousand.

As most new works, there is the greatest success achieved "Bread» Anatoly Osmolovsky , created in 2009. AI believed that these sculptures have received estimeyt 60-80 thousand, were badly overvalued. Before the lower estimeyta work could not reach, but the final 47 000 - a new record for a work Osmolovsky. And an unusual print featuring Putin authorship Sergei Bratkova (Change, 2008), as expected, brought the amount of within estimeyta - 5,000 pounds when evaluating 4-6 thousand.

is also worth noting now Alexei Sundukova « The essence of Being "(1988), which bought a 67 thousand in Estima 12-18 thousand.

Among the unsold lots -" The Poet "and "Family Portrait» Alexander Tyshler (both estimated at 50-70 thousand)," Study for the painting "The Chancellor : Painting for the magazine Der Spiegel » Dubosarsky and Vinogradov (30-40 thousand)," Bridge » AEC Group F (40-60 thousand), and "Mentally, you» Grisha Bruskin (30-50 thousand).

material prepared Yulia Maksimova, AI

Sources: phillipsdepury.com , bloomberg.com , artinvestment.ru