Recently, a French website Artprice.com published a list of the highest auction results achieved in 2010 in a segment of "Postwar Art". The graphics were the most resistant to the crisis: the period from January 2008 to October 2009, its price index fell by only 11%, while the general index of art - 36%.

Furthermore, the segment of graphics, considered to be accessible and not strongly exposed to the influence of speculators in July 2009 increased by 26%. For comparison: the paintings of this period added to the price of just 7%. Market growth charts have not only very successful deals in the category of "Old Masters" (in particular, sale Raphael drawing "Head of the Muses" for 42.7 million dollars ), but also a landmark sale of works of some post-war and contemporary artists.

• Roy Lichtenstein A collage of naked, putting on a red t-shirt. 1995
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• Roy Lichtenstein The girl in the water. 1968
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Top 10 most expensive works of postwar charts, sold in 2010

1. Roy Lichtenstein (Roy Lichtenstein). A collage of naked, putting on a red t-shirt. 1995. Christie's, June 30. 3.6 million dollars.
2. Roy Lichtenstein. The girl in the water. 1968. Christie's, May 11. 1.6 million dollars.

For a classic Pop Art Lichtenstein in 2010 was marked by two new records. For more than three years prior to the sale of girls in the water "(from January of 2007), his drawings are not brought to auction more than 1.5 million, and preliminary evaluation of the above-mentioned works were given to the - up to 1,2 million. However, both the lot easily crossed the estimate, and "Collage ..." exceeded his already tripled. Not all the works of Liechtenstein, however, are sold for millions. This year, at a public auction changed the owner 219 of his works, including six graphic works, the cheapest of them - a collage size 13 × 20 cm - cost 2.2 thousand.

3. Alighieri Boetti (Alighiero Boetti). Ononimo. 1973. Christie's, Feb. 11. 1,4 million dollars.

Alighieri Boetti - a key figure of the Italian movement Arte Povera («poor art"). His drawing a red ball-point pen, entitled Ononimo retired in February this year for 900 thousand pounds sterling (1,4 million dollars) in the evaluation of 250-350 thousand pounds. But above all else on the market listed tapestry artist whose sales have sostavlyut 67%of its income. Product Boetti often seen at auction in New York, London and Milan (54%of deals with his works is on Italian soil).

4. Frank Auerbach (Frank Auerbach). head Leon Kossoffa. 1956. Sotheby's, Feb. 10. 1.39 million dollars.

painter Frank Auerbach is one of the founders of the so-called London School (which also include Francis Bacon and Freud Lusiena). Charcoal drawing "Head of Leon Kossoffa", sold for 890,000 pounds (ten times higher than the upper estimate), is the most expensive graphic works by this author. 93%of the transaction with the work of Auerbach's account of the English auctions, these transactions are responsible for 97%of its income. Despite the fact that since 2002 the price index of the artist grew up (probably thanks to a major retrospective of his work held at the Royal Academy in 2001), the majority of his works are still available. 40%of them do not reach at auction seven thousand dollars.

5. Jasper Johns (Jasper Johns). Target and four faces. 1979. Christie's, May 11. 1,15 million dollars.
6. Jasper Johns. No title. 1988. Christie's, May 11. 840 thousand dollars.

This year, the price index rose at a Johns 101%, not least thanks to the sale of the "Flag" for 25.5 million dollars (at May auction works of art from the collection of Michael Crichton).

7. Yayoi Kusama (Yayoi Kusama). Recurring vision. Christie's, March 11. 818.5 thousand dollars.

Figure "Recurring vision" Yayoi Kusama Japanese artist also left with a significant excess of the provisional estimates: 818.5 thousand dollars Estimé 100-150 thousand . Almost half (48%) of auction sales Kusama falls on Japan, but the best results of its work to reach American auction (USA - 49%of revenue, Japan - 28%, UK - 12 %).

8. Piero Manzoni (Piero Manzoni). achromatic. Ca. 1959. Sotheby's, May 26. 711 thousand dollars.

2009 was not the best market for Italian conceptualist: its price index has lost 50%, seven-figure sum was rescued just one of his creation. However, Manzoni is back with a triumphant - with an increase in the index by as much as 87%.

9. Bruce Nauman (Bruce Nauman ). Human nature. 1983. Heritage Galleries, June 9. 650 thousand dollars.

winner of last year's Golden Lion Venice Biennale, Bruce Nauman - the artist who is not confined to one kind of art. His sculptures and installations periodically to bring more than a million dollars. Figure "Human nature", who went under the hammer at auction Heritage Galleries in Dallas, was his most expensive works of graphic art.

10. Eva Hesse (Eva Hesse). No title. 1968. Sotheby's, May 12. 600 thousand dollars.

Art of Eva Hesse, refer to the directions "Antiforma, whose representative was at one time, and Bruce Nauman. Work performed in the same style as the unnamed figure, sold at Sotheby's in May for 600 thousand dollars, often go for seven figures.

material was prepared by Julia Maksimova, AI

Sources: artprice.com , artinvestment.ru