Yesterday, December 15, the auction house "Kabinet" held eleventh auction "Russian painting and graphics XVIII - XX centuries».

Bidding went to cheer. Sold 53 percent of the lots for auction this fall very well, and broken the speed record. Bidding lasted about 20 minutes. You do not have the feeling rush or bustle, on the contrary, it was clearly and distinctly.

the people in the hall were many people 30-40. As usual, some of them are supervisors and owners of pictures, but the whole audience had gathered a very correct. The case where, having taken a look the audience immediately realize that there gathered buyers. Almost a third of those present were representatives of the beautiful half of humanity, but for some reason, it became clear that the intention of the auction they serious.

Before here and there, quietly discussed the deal and the possible cooperation with the numbers a hundred thousand dollars.

And so it began. Such start trading this fall I have not seen. Lot 20 was bought almost everything. In one hand, of 45 000 rubles each, went to four lithographs of views of St. Petersburg's 1820-1827 published by AI Plyusharom (lots № 1-4).

< table cellspacing = "3" cellpadding = "0" border = "0" align = "center" width = "250" style = "padding: 0pt; clear: both;"> Continuation of the Neva River, the so-called Gagarinskaya pier. 1820-1827
paper, lithography, watercolor. 22.5 x 33.4 (image). 33.3 x 50.2 (base)
Lot number 001. "Kabinet." 15.12.2011
Estimate: 50-70 thousand rubles
Result: 45 thousand rubles

Three people in the room came together in earnest for the lot number 5 - watercolor on ivory portrait of Colonel of the Life Guards regiment Ozharovsky (1800s) painted by Giacomo Filippo Remondini. From the start of 170 000 rubles for a 12-step reached 360 thousand. Hit the hammer - and the winner will immediately went to the door, followed by comments such as "What a pity that you are leaving us».

Remondini Filippo Giacomo Portrait of Colonel Life Guards regiment Severin (Kozma) Ozharovsky Petrovich. 1800s Ivory, watercolor, gold, brass 8,3 x 7 (oval) Lot number 005. "Kabinet." 15.12.2011 Estimate: 160-190 thousand rubles Output: 360 thousand rubles

Then, as I said, was very vigorously until the 20 th lot. Thus, in two steps and also in one hand (by the way, women) - 45, 37 and 32 thousand rubles - were bought three etchings Shishkin (lots № 13-15). They also later joined by two etchings Shishkin: lots number 17 for 15 thousand rubles, and number 18 for 27 thousand. In the hall were willing to buy, but realized the determination and the ladies did not argue.

Ivan Shishkin break. 1878 paper, etching. 29.2 x 21.8 (board). 37 x 27.6 (base) Lot number 014. "Kabinet." 15.12.2011 Estimate: 35-40 thousand rubles Result: 37 thousand rubles

IVAN Shishkin Self-portrait. 1886 paper, etching. 24.7 x 16.4 (board). 40.7 x 30.7 (base) Lot number 017. "Kabinet." 15.12.2011 Estimate: 15-20 thousand rubles Result: 15 rubles

After the unexpectedly rapid start of passion as suddenly subsided. Without the struggle for 2.2 million retired portrait of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Lemokh (lot number 16).

CYRIL Lemokh for reading. Portrait of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (1857-1905). 1886 Oil on cardboard. 31 x 24,5 Lot 016. "Kabinet." 15.12.2011 Estimate: 2.2-2.6 million rubles Result: 2.2 million rubles

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Also, without a struggle, the same buyer, who participated in the auction by telephone, bought both paintings Yakovlev: Lot number 41, 4.8 million rubles, and lot number 42 in 5 3 million.

Alexander Yakovlev Antelope Koba . Am Dafok. 1925 paper mounted on cardboard, tempera. 49.7 x 64,8 Lot 042. "Kabinet." 15.12.2011 Estimate: 5.5-7 million rubles Result: 4.8 million rubles

< div class = "imgcenter"> Alexander Yakovlev Twilight in Colombo Bishara. 1924 Canvas Tempera. 52.6 x 74,7 Lot 041. "Kabinet." 15.12.2011 Estimate: 5-7 million rubles Result: 5.3 million rubles

< p class = "mat1"> The next surge of fighting took place over the sketches of theatrical costumes Basil Shuhaeva. With the fight in 2-3 steps all four sketches, lots 48-51, fell to the buyer in the room for 29, 75, 29 and 75 thousand rubles, respectively.

BASIL Shukhaiev Design theatrical costume skirt with gold. 1948 cardboard, graphite pencil and gouache. 37.6 x 28,4 Lot number 048. "Kabinet." 15.12.2011 Estimate: 25-35 thousand rubles Result: 29 000 rubles

Despite the recent success of the exhibition, was uncalled Anatoly Zverev, surprisingly, the same fate befell the Soviet paintings of buildings, that this fall is not surprising.

Finally some more statistics: 21 Lot bought by the participants in the hall, 11 - by phone, and played 5 times in absentia rate. Congratulations to the organizers of the auction with success!

for bids enjoyed watching Constantine Babulin, AI