Nonconformists bought very cautiously

Vyacheslav Kalinin
Girl from Playboy magazine. 1986
Oil on canvas. 140 x 100
Estimate: 20-30 thousand dollars
Result: 20,4 thousand dollars
Lot 344. Geneshapiro. 16.04.2011


Alexander Arefiev Crucifixion. 1960
Gouache, pencil. 41 x 30
Estimate: 1,6-1,8 thousand dollars
Forecast AI: 2,5 thousand dollars
Result: 1,7 thousand dollars
Lot 312. Geneshapiro. 16.04.2011


Mikhail Roginsky
Instead of the building. Around 1995
Oil on canvas. 64.5 x 91
Estimate: 10-15 thousand dollars
Forecast AI: within the estimate
Result: 12 thousand dollars
Lot 350. Geneshapiro. 16.04.2011

April 16 in New York on bidding Gene Shapiro , remembered an interesting selection of inexpensive creations unofficial Soviet artists (with the forecast ARTinvestment.RU can be found here ). The most expensive piece in this section has canvas "Girl from Playboy» Vyacheslav Kalinin , who left for 20.4 thousand U.S. Estimé 20-30 thousand (perhaps ahead of its estimated at 30-40 thousand picture Leonid Purygin « Pips Trip Puryginskoy in America "but has reported only that it was sold).

Surprisingly, a number of interesting lots have not found buyers. Among them are marked with lots of AI: An excellent "Still life with mask» Mezhberga (score 2,5-3 , 5 thousand dollars, forecast AI 10000), as well as dark remake of the famous poster "Do not talk!", performed Petersburg artist Noah Noah Volkov (estimate 3-4 thousand, forecast AI 8000) and sculpture Boris Orlov « sailor "(estimate 12-17 thousand forecast AI up to 20 thousand). In addition, under the old owners were lithographs Vagrich Bakhchanian (estimate: 1,5-2 thousand dollars). However, there is the same practice postauktsionnyh sales - let's see.

created in the 1960's figure of St Petersburg nonconformist Alexander Aref'eva « Crucifixion brought the amount within the estimate - 1,68 thousand dollars (score 1,6-1,8 thousand). AI believes that this is a rare work can bring, and more, at least 2,5 thousand. A canvas Mikhail Roginsky «Instead of the building was sold for 12 thousand dollars Estimé 10-15 thousand (our prediction: within a pre-assessment).

material was prepared by Julia Maksimova, AI