| Chinese artist Zhang Triptych Syaogana sold at auction in Hong Kong for HK $ 79 million, representing more than 10.1 million U.S. dollars. |
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Chinese artist Zhang Triptych Syaogana sold at auction in Hong Kong for HK $ 79 million, representing more than 10.1 million U.S. dollars. For contemporary Chinese art, this amount was a record, in 2008, the canvas Zeng Fanchzhi "Mask" went at auction for $ 9.6 million. The buyer wished not to disclose his name. Three paintings entitled "lasting indefinitely Love," written in 1988, shows scantily clad men against the desert landscape, surrounded by symbols, one of which - emaciated sheep. This work was one of 105 paintings by the Belgian collector Baron Guy Ullensa sold by the Hong Kong branch of the auction house «Sotheby». Total sales exceeded expectations three times and amounted to about U.S. $ 55 million. Earlier works by contemporary Chinese artists are not selling for much higher prices. "Lasting indefinitely love" - ​​is a monumental painting, dating back to the heyday of Chinese avant-garde art. During the auction were sold of other Chinese artists painting in a series of «X» Zhang Paley, bought for nearly $ 3 million film "Two people under the light," Geng Jian was sold for $ 2.4 million. Baron Ullens, who created with his wife Miriam in Beijing Contemporary Art Center «Ucca», promised to support Chinese artists, despite the sale of a large part of his collection. Economic growth and population increase in the price of a wealthy art in China has increased significantly over the past few years. http://artchive.ru |