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Points for Style

June 5, 2010 by

Russian art sales are typically a mishmosh of Russian periods and styles, and next week’s sessions at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and MacDougall’s are no exception. The earliest dated painting on offer is a waterfront scene from 1815 by Andrei Martynov, (offered at MacDougall’s with an estimate of £170,000 to £250,000) while the most recent, Valery Yershov’s Vigin Soil Upturned (at Sotheby’s for £12,000 to £18,000) dates to earlier this year (is the paint even dry yet?).

In terms of value, the sweet spot is really early 20th-century avant-garde art; the top three prices achieved at Russian art sales in the past five years went to 20th-century works conceived before 1930 by  esteemed members of the vanguard, Konstantin Somov, Natalia Goncharova and Alexander Iacovleff. When average prices and boom-era growth are taken in to account, however, avant-garde art is not the star of all Russian styles. To find out which styles—and specific schools—grew in value during the boom, see the latest edition of The ART Report.

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Russia's Post-Boom Blues

June 4, 2010 by

Was Russian art’s recent influx in value just a boom-era phenomenon? Russian sales achieved most of their highest prices in 2007, when works like Konstantin Somov’s The Rainbow soared in the sales room, overthrowing their estimates by factors of two, three and sometimes even four.

Since 2007, however, both high and average prices in the category have ceased to climb. For analysis of Russian art’s current value, as well as a comparison between Russian art and art from other emerging markets, see the latest edition of The ART Report.

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Taking Stock of Russian Art

June 4, 2010 by

In anticipation of the Russian art sales beginning at Sotheby’s London on Monday, Art Research Technologies has devoted the latest edition of The ART Report to Russian paintings, drawings and sculpture.

The 8-page report is available below:

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Art Theft or Prank

February 25, 2010 by Marion Maneker

The Art Newspaper published a puzzling story about the theft of a large and heavy banner in Rotterdam that was part of an art piece by AES+F, the Russian art collective:Continue Reading

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