Victor Tsoi's drawing "The Battle" sold at auction for 250 thousand rubles

Drawing of rock musician Victor Tsoi "Untitled (Battle)" went under the hammer at auction auction house "Litfond" at par - for 250 thousand rubles.

"The nominal of 250 thousand rubles is acceptable, I would even say a low price for the picture of Victor Tsoi.This work of the artist is very little on the market, but" Litfond "is quite a young, beginning auction, so we offer artists and owners from private collections to exhibit Acceptable prices at the auction, "- explained the correspondent. TASS head of the department of contemporary art auction house "Litfond" Ladimir Artemov.

The sketch of the musician, made by a felt-tip pen, dates back to 1987. At the auction, the work was provided by the St. Petersburg collector, whose name the representatives of "Litfond" preferred not to disclose.

Among the top-selling auctions of the auction - two works by Ilya Kitup. The painting "GAI" (2007) from the series "Three letters" was purchased for 330 thousand rubles, and the work created in 2003 "100 km" - for 360 thousand rubles. Interest in collectors and caused the work of Nina Kotel. Her paintings "Scores" and "Keyboard", written last year, went under the hammer at a nominal value - 100 thousand rubles each.

In general, experts at the auction house note that the demand for contemporary art at the auctions held by the Litfond is growing noticeably. "Despite the difficult economic situation of the last two years, we are seeing interest in contemporary art," Artemova noted.