THE PRICE OF THE BEAUTIFUL INSTANT

"The Parade", 1956 Author - Lev Borodulin Price: US$ 3,000.
Lumiere Brothers' Gallery

 Lev Borodulin.THE PRICE OF THE BEAUTIFUL MOMENT. "The Parade", 1956

How many people in Russia are interested in photo art and use old cameras of "Zenith", "FED", "Smena", foreign primitive models? One million or maybe ten million people? Most part of the films shot are saved in family archives but some photos that made with Kodak machines in the studios of supermarkets and village photo laboratories are really works of art . They could be sold for good price. We all could know about the places where photo artists can get payment for their job…


The world photo market started to develop more than 20 years ago in connection with photo fashion. Telling about the market we mean the stable economical facility but not accidental purchasing and some collectors. Now serious sums of money are engaged in this sphere of art business.


The very bright example: last year the photo of the beginning XX century made by Man Ray was purchased by Pompidou Center for US $ 1 000 000.

OLGA SVIBLOVA, The Director of the Moscow photography House


My favorite author is Lev Borodulin, photographer of the "Ogonyok " magazine in 1950-1960s years, the most famous Russian photo master of those who live now. This years he is 85 years old. He was working with Baltermantz, they had the same laboratory, and all that influenced Borodulin's experience. Many of his works are now part of culture (such as "The Parade", 1956). Its auction price is US $1500 - 3000. For the highest prices it had been sold by Bill Clinton for The White House.


NATALYA GRIGORYEVA, The director of Lumiere Brothers Gallery



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