Zhang Daqian

Move Over Picasso: New Top Auction Earner

Posted 01.13.2012

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Chinese artist Zhang Daqian has knocked Picasso from a very high pedestal. The artist generated $506.7 million from auctions in 2011 alone. Close ...

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Sotheby's Blockbuster Sale Of Chinese Paintings

Businessweek | Posted 12.04.2011

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Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- A marathon of competitive bidding by collectors of Chinese artworks pushed a Hong Kong auction to more than three times its esti...

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PHOTOS: Warhol Would Be Proud: Hong Kong Art Auction Nets $227 Million

Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Zeng Fanzhi, Art Auction, Contemporary Asian Art, Zhang Daqian, Nature Conservatory, Fang Lijun, The Leopard, Hong Kong, Zao Wou-Ki, Contemporary Art, Bainbridges, Chinese Art, Asian Art, Art Hk, Christies, China, Mutual Art, Arts News

(Via Mutual Art) The Asian market was on every enthusiast’s radar this past week, following a series of highly successful Christies auctions sp...

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China Takes Top Spot in Art Auction Sales Away From the US & UK -- What It Means for Global Culture

G. Roger Denson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Li Hui, Art Auctions, Cultural Nomadism, Ai Weiwei, Beihong Xu, International Art, Zhang Daqian, James Goodwin, Chinese Art, Qi Baishi, The International Art Markets: The Essential Guide for Collectors, Fu Baoshi, Arts News
G. Roger Denson

2011-03-21-kl.jpgOn Saturday, March 19, the world learned that China became the #1 earner in fine art auction revenue for the year 2010.

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Bets Are In For 2011's Art Sales: Pop, Calder, Contemporary Chinese Art

wsj.com | KELLY CROW | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Zhang Daqian, Art Auctions, Pop Art, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Pablo Picasso, Chinese Contemporary Art, Basquiat, Sotheby's, 2011 Art Sales, Sothebys, Auctions, Arts News

The auction market gained momentum throughout 2010, as art buyers began shrugging off their recession fears and wealthy newcomers from Asia joined the...

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