The Financial Times invited its readers to review the market works marine painters, perhaps forgetting that the artists of this genre were excellent both in Russia and the prices of their works at public auction reach seven-digit marks.

David James Morning surf Oil on canvas. 63.5 x 127 Bonhams. 13.09.11 Result: 46 850 pounds Source: bonhams.com

since the XV century and up until now, writes the Financial Times, marine painter had created a great variety of products. Among the fans of the genre seascape special place occupied by the Dutch - for example, the court painter of Charles II Willem van de Velde Jr. (Willem van de Velde), renowned for his images of sea battles. Among the British marine painters Montague Dawson deserve mention (Montague Dawson) and John Stephen Dyus (John Steven Dews). Plot for seascapes, ships and can be a battle, and the boat, and just surf.

The most popular genre of the marina used in the XIX century, when international trade was impossible without the naval transport, and ship-owners and their captains occupied a high position in society. These people are often ordered "portraits" of their best ships to decorate their homes rich, with paintings often become very realistic and ambitious. stormy life of British ports are constantly inspired by the so-called artists "head pier» ("pier head" painters), who first made to place the pencil sketches, and then carefully finished the workshop in their work with oil paints. A typical representative of this trend was born in Liverpool, Joseph Heard (Joseph Heard) - he is often portrayed lopsided trial in order to work for the team looked brighter and the whole scene looked more interesting. The record price for the seascape Western artist was paid in 1999: for his work "The morning salvo," Willem van de Velde at the auctions of Old Masters gave the new owner of 1.59 million pounds. But the marina does not necessarily cost millions: there a huge number of works whose estimeyty begin with a few thousand pounds.

in the West when buying marine landscapes should not expect a fleeting rise in the price of your product. In this sector of the market to buy a certain group of collectors who really enthusiastic the sea and ships. And they get more out of these aesthetic preferences: these pictures look great in large areas. In general, prices in this sector of the art market and remain stable for years.

From examples of how today works sold marine painters, we can recall the very recent auction auction Bonhams, dedicated to marine landscapes, ship models and maritime attributes. Among the top lots was a landscape with great racing yachts of the late 1920's, including the royal yacht, George V 'Britain', brushes Charles Peirce (Charles Pears). Cloth length of 3.5 meters and with an estimate 10-15 thousand pounds went under the hammer for 31,250 pounds. Another top lot was the landscape, "Morning tide" Brush David James (David James), bought a new owner for 46 850 pounds.

Prepared Onuchina Maria, AI

Source : Comment AI : Talking about the international market works marine painters, of course, we can not ignore the works of Russian artists.

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American ships at the rock of Gibraltar. 1873
Oil on canvas. 109.3 x 132,3 BOGOLYUBOV AP On the eve of the holiday,
Santa Maria della Salute, in Venice.
1867 Oil on canvas. 62 x 113 5

really important for the international art market names are not so much: the undisputed number 1 in this list IKAivazovsky , whose work is first among the works of Russian artists overcome the bar of one million dollars. The record price for a work by Aivazovsky - 2.4 million pounds - was paid in 2007 at Christie's for his film" American ships at the rock of Gibraltar "< /a>. Aivazovsky During follow AP Bogolyubov and LF Lagorio , whose works are sold equally well. The works of these artists and their masterpieces are sold and more expensive than a million dollars, are subject not only of the collection, and investment demand. The most expensive marina Alexei Bogolyubov today - it's landscape, "On the eve of the holiday, Santa Maria della Salute, in Venice" (1.2 million dollars, Sotheby's, November 2010), and personal record is 1.23 Lev Lagorio million pounds, So give the new owner for the work 'Night on the Neva, St. Petersburg "at Christie's in 2007.

Lagorio LF Night on the Neva, St. Petersburg. 1881 Oil on canvas. 97.8 x 124,5

interesting to note in passing that for LF Lagorio ARTIMX index rose more than 10 times compared with 2001.

For those who can not afford the work of artists of the top three, there is a worthy alternative - work N. Dubovsky , VD Orlovsky , sold for several hundred thousand dollars, and less interesting, but much cheaper marina KA Veschilova and A. Hansen - they can be purchased for less than 100 thousand dollars.

Interestingly, in this price range (up to 100 thousand dollars) to buy the work and the most acclaimed Russian marine painters, which are mentioned above, it is true, it probably will be the oil of microscopic size or graphics.

worth remembering that in respect of marine painters of the top three, unfortunately, runs the usual rule in such cases: the more expensive works of the artist, the more fakes on the market. Despite that the Russian marine painter primarily interested in the national market, their work can be found in large quantities and at foreign auctions, and even in the antique galleries in Paris, London and Rome.

Yegor Molchanov, AI