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At the Spring 2002 auction, which featured 2,158 items, [11] Hanhai sold a painting of two birds in a pond of lotuses by Bada Shanren for ¥5,170,000 (US$748,000). The sale of this work, formerly owned by a foreign collector, was a record price for a work of Chinese art. Another work, Mountain and Water, was sold for ¥2,300,000 (US$330,000). [12]
The painting features a family of Tibetan travelers, heavily clothed and layered (to convey a sense of coldness) in traditional Tibetan styles. The painting was initially auctioned at the China Guardian 1994 Autumn Auctions, selling for a record-high price of 2.86 million Yuan. At the time, this was a record for Chinese oil paintings.
The painting was then shipped from Hong Kong to London, where Simon stored it in a warehouse. Under the terms, the painting was to remain out of sight for five years in a warehouse. [1] In 2007, Execution became the most expensive work of Chinese contemporary art, selling for £2.9 million / US$5.9 million / €4.2 million at London's Sotheby's ...
10 Art auction results. ... While most of the Chinese art students aspired to ... (1950-1959) sold for HK$303m (US$38.72m) at Christie's Contemporary Art Evening Sale ...
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Xu Beihong (Chinese: 徐悲鴻; Wade–Giles: Hsü Pei-hung; 19 July 1895 – 26 September 1953), also known as Ju Péon, was a Chinese painter. [1]He was primarily known for his Chinese ink paintings of horses and birds and was one of the first Chinese artists to articulate the need for artistic expressions that reflected a modern China at the beginning of the 20th century.
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However, doubts over the painting's authenticity were later raised by the bidder. [10] The market for Qi's paintings has made headlines in the art market, both for China and the world. In 2016, his works held the second position by value (third by number of lots to sale) by auction. [14]