A 12-panel set of ink-brush paintings by the Chinese traditional master Qi Baishi sold on Sunday, 17 December, at Poly Auction Beijing for a record RMB931.5m ($141m). The sale, to an undisclosed Chinese buyer, is the highest auction price for a Chinese artist. Twelve Landscape Screens, painted in 1925 and measuring 1.8m by 47 cm, […]
Rare, Important and Exceptional Works of Art Lead Christie’s Hong Kong Spring 2011 Sale
HONG KONG.- Christie’s Hong Kong will hold its Spring sales of Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy and Fine Chinese Modern Paintings on 31 May at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. These sales will showcase over 400 rare …
Bubble Trouble Spoils China’s "Art Shares" Party
BEIJING (REUTERS).- China’s maiden “art stock exchange” has halted trade in its top two paintings after their share prices soared 1,700 percent and ignited concerns that a new bubble was bursting. Just two months after the Tianjin Cultural Artwork Exch…
Sotheby’s Hong Kong To Present Fine Chinese Paintings Spring Sale 2011 in April
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold Fine Chinese Paintings Spring Sale 2011 on 5 April at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Several thematic sections will be featured, including Fine Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy from the Zan…
Sale at Christie’s Offers Superb Chinese Works Largely Unseen for Thirty Years
NEW YORK, NY.- On March 24, Christie’s New York presents Magnificent Qing Monochrome and Earlier Works of Art from the Gordon Collection, a single-owner sale highlighted by a group of magnificent imperial monochrome-glazed porcelains from the Qing…
ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries Showcasing Contemporary Chinese Artists
MIAMI, FL.- Some of the most important contemporary artists of China are featured in “Portal: Contemporary Chinese Paintings, Prints, Photos and Sculpture,” an exhibition at ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries. Internationally recognized superstars in t…
Christie’s Hong Kong Achieves Highest Ever Sale Total for Chinese Paintings
HONG KONG.- Christie’s Hong Kong completed its two sales of Classical and Modern Chinese Paintings on Tuesday, November 30th, 2010, tallying the highest total ever for the category with HK$669 million/ US$ 86 million. The morning session of Fine Chine…
Christie’s Hong Kong Achieves Highest Ever Sale Total for Chinese Paintings
HONG KONG.- Christie’s Hong Kong completed its two sales of Classical and Modern Chinese Paintings on Tuesday, November 30th, 2010, tallying the highest total ever for the category with HK$669 million/ US$ 86 million. The morning session of Fine Chine…
Christie’s Presents Rare and Exceptional Works from Its Classical and Modern Chinese Paintings Sale
HONG KONG.- Christie’s Hong Kong will hold its Fall sales of Fine Chinese Modern Paintings and Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy on 30 November at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. These sales will showcase over 350 rare…
Rare and Exceptional Works Lead Christie’s Classical and Modern Chinese Paintings Sale
HONG KONG.- Christie’s Hong Kong will hold its Fall sales of Fine Chinese Modern Paintings and Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy on 30 November at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. These sales will showcase over 350 rare…