长期以来，从Burberry到古姿(Gucci)等奢侈品零售商一直在利用宠物狗的销售潜力。随着犬画市场的继续繁荣发展，拍卖行也在得益于那些爱狗客户对狗狗的宠爱。
犬画在升值
10年前，多数犬画作品的成功拍卖都发生在伦敦，销往其它国家的数量很少。
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犬画消费扩展到英美之外
他还看到市场兴趣正扩大到曼哈顿以外。他谈到了最近参加的在棕榈滩(PalmBeach)举办的美国国际艺术品和古董交易会(AmericasInternational Fine Art &AntiqueFair)以及3月份在乔治亚举办的托马斯威尔古董展(ThomasvilleAntiquesShow)。在托马斯威尔古董展上，西科德以6.4万美元售出了朱尔斯-伯特兰·热利贝尔(Jules-BertrandGelibert)1881年的一幅油画作品，画作上是8只在枫丹白露狩猎后正在休息的法国猎犬。西科德表示：“由于托马斯威尔确实是鹌鹑狩猎中心，那里有很多犬画收藏者。”他还将一幅19世纪的英国犬画出售给了休斯敦艺术博物馆(HoustonMuseumof FineArts)。纽约设计师马里奥·布阿塔(MarioBuatta)表示：“美国人钟爱狗狗。”他用25幅犬画装饰了一位客户位于第五大道(FifthAvenue)的公寓。迎合客户爱狗品味的曼哈顿其他顶级设计师包括夏洛特·摩斯(CharlotteMoss)和邦尼·威廉斯(BunnyWilliams)。消费者兴趣已蔓延至美国以外的地区。今年2月，宝龙和朵来(Doyle)纽约拍卖行定在同一天进行犬画专场拍卖，它们散布在西敏寺犬展俱乐部(WestminsterKennelClub)周围，与该俱乐部自己举办的犬展联系在一起。两家拍卖行吸引了超过4万名观众，很多买家来自国外。在朵来拍卖会上，叫价者来自世界各地。这是该拍卖行举办的第九届年度犬画拍卖会。朵来画作专家伊莱恩·斯坦顿(ElaineStainton)表示：“这是外国买家第一次参与进来，包括英国和法国。”在康涅狄格州居住的阿拉伯人纷纷购买这些画作，加拿大人也是如此，澳大利亚人则通过电话叫价。在这种背景下，珀西瓦尔·伦纳德·罗索(PercivalLeonardRosseau)1931年的绘有两只猎犬的油画作品突破了4万美元至6万美元的估价，最终以21万美元出售给了一位英国买家。西科德曾在2003年以9万美元向他出售过罗索的一幅作品。宝龙以狗为主题的画作、装饰品和纪念品的拍卖总额接近100万美元。托马斯·布林克斯(ThomasBlinks)1893年的油画作品《猎犬》(Setters)创下最高拍卖价，达到10.1059万美元，布林克斯曾在伦敦皇家学院(LondonsRoyalAcademy)展出过这幅作品。福泽尔表示：“买家来自香港、英国、奥地利以及本地。”整整25年前，宝龙伦敦拍卖行率先以专场拍卖形式销售犬画。其它伦敦拍卖行则定期将这类艺术品纳入到一般运动艺术品的拍卖之列。宝龙伦敦拍卖行19世纪画作专家查理·奥布兰(CharlieOBrien)表示：“上世纪80年代初，我们在伦敦举办的犬画(DoginArt)拍卖会，拍卖总额从未超过25万英镑。”曾担任朵来纽约拍卖行画作部门主管的福泽尔是该拍卖行犬画拍卖会的初创者。去年，他转投宝龙拍卖行，并在那里复制了这种拍卖。福泽尔表示，客户瞄准的艺术家包括托马斯·布林克斯、约翰·埃姆斯、亨里埃特·龙纳-克尼普(HenrietteRonner-Knip)、埃德蒙·布里斯托(EdmundBristow)、埃德蒙·亨利·奥斯特豪斯(EdmundHenryOsthaus)和约翰·戴尔比(JohnDalby)等，这些艺术家的作品都在宝龙最近一次拍卖会上出现过。血统决定着犬画的价格和一般的画作一样，起决定作用的是画作的主题，不过在犬画中，血统决定着狗狗们的高贵与否。福泽尔表示：“塞特猎犬、长耳猎犬和小猎犬是需求最旺的犬种。”佳士得拍卖行(Christies)目前正进入犬画领域。上个月，该拍卖行展示了其第一届犬画拍卖会上的精华作品。这次拍卖会将于6月22日在西敏寺犬展期间举行，其作品包括维多利亚时代埃德温·兰西尔爵士(SirEdwinLandseer)1824年的作品《Neptune》，这幅画绘有一只与实际比例相同、象征着勇敢的纽芬兰犬（估价为80万美元至120万美元）。可能是为了增强这种犬的英雄气概，这幅画的画框采用了来自著名战舰田纳维尔号(HMSTemeraire)的木材。田纳维尔号曾参加过1805年的特拉法加战役(BattleofTrafalgar)。佳士得拍卖的多数画作都来自美国私人收藏。佳士得拍卖行伦敦专家詹姆斯·黑斯蒂(JamesHastie)表示：“我们知道，此次拍卖将吸引来自法国、英格兰、爱尔兰、德国甚至土耳其的买家。”犬画在拍卖会上的成功正引发人们对相关领域的兴趣。例如，朵来在其纽约拍卖会上展出了瓷犬和银犬。宝龙也在不断扩大拍卖范围，明年将举行一场狗颈圈专场拍卖会。拍卖会上将展出一只皇家血统狗狗的颈圈，它们以前属于温莎(Windsor)公爵夫妇。Luxuryretailersfrom Burberry to Gucci have long harnessed the salespotential ofpampered pooches. Auction houses too are benefitingfrom thedevotion of a dog-loving clientele as the market forcanineportraiture continues to boom.A decade ago, the majority ofworks ofart featuring dogs were hammered down in London and wentfortrifling amounts. “Now upwards of 70 per cent of the paintingsinour dog art sales are air-freighted from London but more than 90percent of the buyers are Americans,” says Alan Fausel, head offineart at Bonhams New York .As for prices, in February 2006 theauctionhouse held a dog speciality sale at its Madison Avenueoutpost, andFausel rang up a stupendous $842,250 for a John Emms1898 oil “NewForest Foxhounds”. It was a world record for any dogportrayal andfor the work of the British painter; in 2001, the topprice for anEmms painting was $192,750.“Dog portraiture reallybegan inEngland,” says William Secord, a Manhattan dealer whohasspecialised in this genre for more than two decades and haswrittenbooks on the subject including Best in Show: The Dog in Artfromthe Renaissance to Today (Yale University Press, 2006). Thegoldenage of pet portraiture spanned from 1840-1910, during whichtimeQueen Victoria helped to spearhead its popularity as she likedtocommission portraits of her dogs; the aristocracy andgentryfollowed suit.“But after the first world war, the popularityof,and the prices for, that genre declined,” says Secord. In thepastfive years all that has changed. Secord says his sales of dogarthave jumped by 80 per cent.He has also witnessed a broadeningofmarket interest far beyond Manhattan. He points to hisrecentparticipation in the Palm Beach-based Americas InternationalFineArt & Antique Fair and Marchs Thomasville Antiques ShowinGeorgia, where Secord sold a Jules-Bertrand Gelibert 1881 oilofeight French hounds resting after a hunt at Fontainebleaufor$64,000.“As Thomasville is really the centre of quailhunting,there are many collectors of dog paintings there,” saysSecord. Hehas also sold a 19th-century English dog painting to theHoustonMuseum of Fine Arts.“Americans adore dogs,” says MarioBuatta, aNew York designer who furnished one clients Fifth Avenueapartmentwith 25 dog pictures. Other A-list Manhattan decoratorscatering totheir clients taste for canine chic include CharlotteMoss andBunny Williams.Consumer interest has spread beyond the US.InFebruary, both Bonhams and Doyle in New York scheduledspecialistcanine sales on the same day, clustered around thecitysWestminster Kennel Club for dogs, and pegged to the clubsown dogshow. They drew an impressive attendance of 40,000-plus andbothwitnessed a flurry of buyers from abroad.At Doyles, now initsninth year of annual Dogs in Art auctions, bidderswereinternational. “For the first time we had buyers fromabroad,including Britain and France,” says Elaine Stainton,Doylespainting specialist.Arabs with Connecticut homes werescooping uppictures, as were Canadians, while Australians werebidding byphone. In this setting, a Percival Leonard Rosseau 1931oil of twosetters soared above its $40,000-$60,000 estimate andsold for$210,000 to a British buyer Secord sold a Rosseau in 2003for$90,000.Bonhams sale of dog-themed paintings, decorandmemorabilia raised close to $1m. The star of the sale, ringingup$101,059, was the 1893 oil painting “Setters” by Thomas Blinks,whoexhibited at Londons Royal Academy. “Buyers were from HongKong,Britain and Austria as well as here,” says Fausel.It wasBonhamsLondon that took the lead in marketing dogs in art as aspecialitysale exactly 25 years ago. Other London auction housesregularlyincluded this niche in general sporting art sales. “OurDog in Artsales in London in the early 1980s never totalled morethan￡250,000,” says Charlie OBrien, Bonhams London specialistin19th-century painting.Fausel, who previously headed DoylesYorkspainting department, orginally established the houses Dogsin Artsale. Last year, he moved to Bonhams and replicated theauctionthere.Clients, says Fausel, zero in on artists such asThomasBlinks, John Emms, Henriette Ronner-Knip, Edmund Bristow,EdmundHenry Osthaus and John Dalby, all of whom featured inBonhams mostrecent sale.As with regular portraiture, the subjectmatter counts– although in dog paintings, breed determines thearistocraticlevel of the sitters. “Setters, spaniels and terriersare most indemand,” says Fausel.Now, Christies is entering thecanineportraiture scene. Last month it showcased highlights fromitsfirst Dog Art auction, to take place on June 22, duringtheWestminster dog show. These included Victorian painter SirEdwinLandseers 1824 “Neptune”, which portrays alife-sizedNewfoundland, a breed synonymous with bravery(estimate:$800,000-$1,200,000). Perhaps affirming the heroic natureof thedog, the painting is framed with timbers from the famousHMSTemeraire, a battleship that fought at the Battle of Trafalgarin1805. Most of the paintings in the auction come from a privateUScollection.“We know that the sale will attract buyers fromFrance,England, Ireland, Germany and possibly even Turkey,” saysJamesHastie, Christies London expert.The success of dog portraitsatauction is now generating interest in accompanying areas.Doyle,for example, included dogs in porcelain and silver in its NewYorksale. Bonhams too is expanding to include an auction devoted todogcollars next year. This will feature collars with a royalpedigree,having previously belonged to dogs owned by the Duke andDuchess ofWindsor.(实习编辑:顾萍)
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