Ilya Repin

In early June, it took place in London summer session of Russian trade in which four leading auction site - Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams and MacDougall's - presented the works of Russian classics of the fine arts. He opened the summer session of Christie's, had an existing third century. Sold were 58% of the lots, so the auction house managed to gain 11, 5 million pounds that meet the expectations of the organizers. The most expensive lot was the work of Ilya Repin "Paris Cafe" pushed into the hands of a new owner for 4, 5 million pounds. But despite this, Christie's took second place in the list on the basis of sales. Sotheby's rescued £ 21, 4 million, surpassing the preliminary calculation of £ 20 million. The organizers carefully prepared to be traded pre-exposed top lots of the Russian State Historical Museum, thereby heating the interest of potential buyers to the auction. Perhaps because of that Sotheby's sales beat the other houses. Top lot was the painting by Vasily Vereshchagin "Taj Mahal. Evening ", for which an unknown buyer laid out £ 2, 3 million. Bonhams has earned a modest £ 2 37 million. The focus was the work of Konstantin Makovsky "Minin on the area of ​​Nizhny Novgorod," which sold for £ 264,000. MacDougall's sale brought £ 10, 7 million, although the organizers hoped for a greater amount. After all, last year's auction house rescued £ 16, 2 million, beating all competitors. Top lot of the house was the work of Ivan Shishkin's "Pine Forest", pushed for 1, 1 million. Unfortunately, this year's record sales were few. While any one lot can not exceed job Feshina Nicholas "Little Cowboy" sold six months ago, 6, 9 million pounds. Following the auction, it may be concluded that the Russian art remains relevant and interesting so far, and has its admirers. The works of our compatriots still have loyal fans willing to part with their millions to enjoy the masterpieces of art in his personal collection.