Goldens
Ukrainian auction house
Goldens (known as Golden Section until 2022; Ukrainian: Золотий перетин, romanized: Zolotyi neretny; Russian: Золотое сечение, romanized: Zolotoye sechniye) is a Ukrainian auction house. It was founded in November 19, 2004. It holds auctions, solo and group art exhibitions, and participates in charity projects. Main areas of expertise: classical painting of the 19th–20th centuries, modern art (avant-garde, nonconformist art, underground), contemporary art. In addition, it deals with sculpture in the round, garden sculpture, graphic arts, limited edition art prints, fine-art photography, object design. It was the first Ukrainian company to contemporary art, hold design and photography auctions.
According to L'Officiel Ukraine, in 2019, there were 2 auction houses (Goldens and Dukat) in the country that worked on a regular basis, while more than 10 others could not withstand the competition and closed down. Goldens (called Golden Section at that time) became the main auction house in the Ukrainian art market, taking a leading position.
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In March 2005 the company held the first auction of Ukrainian art of the 1930s–80s. It defined the art market segment for the next 4 years.
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