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Separating Hype From Reality In China’s Auction Market
Recent coverage of the Chinese art world misses many important distinctions that must be made about the auction market in mainland China as well as Hong Kong. Read MoreArt News: Chinese Art Moves Ahead; China Guardian In Hong Kong; Art Funds Rising
A roundup of news from China's art market, from speculation on the next steps in its contemporary scene to auction house China Guardian's moves to take on Sotheby's in Hong… Read MoreChina Guardian Quarterly Auction Rakes In Over $33 Million
Though their bidding style is becoming more discerning as collections grow, clearly the enthusiasm with which a growing number of Chinese art buyers are entering the market remains strong. Read MoreAuctioneer Beijing Poly Sets Record With $46 Million Chinese Painting
He may not be a household name outside of China (or even in most households in China), but this past weekend a painting by the late artist Li Keran sold… Read MoreChina’s Booze Collectors To Duke It Out For $160K Vintage Moutai
The emergence of Chinese collectors as a major force in the wine auction market may be pushing prices for top Bordeaux and Burgundy higher and higher, but in China, their… Read MoreWhat Effect Will Sotheby’s $120 Million “Scream” Sale Have On Chinese Art?
If it wasn't a Chinese buyer who won the battle for "The Scream" at Sotheby's this week, what does its record-breaking sale have to do with China? Read MoreChina’s Cashed-Up Collectors “The Biggest Thing In The Art World In 20 Years”
Emerging seemingly out of nowhere in the last decade, Chinese art collectors have scoured the globe for every piece of top-quality Chinese contemporary art, rare antique and historical ink painting… Read MoreChina Now World’s Largest Art & Antiques Market, But What Does It Mean?
Over the past few years, we've watched as China has emerged as the world's newest and fastest-growing art and auction market, with a newly wealthy demographic buying everything from Qianlong-era… Read MoreTapping Chinese Demand, Sotheby’s To Debut Historic Traveling Exhibition In Chengdu
According to Sotheby's, the choice to expand its traveling exhibitions to Chengdu is a natural response to growing connoisseurship and demand for art in China. Read MoreAuction House Beijing Poly Sets Opening Date For New York Office
Relative newcomers compared to the likes of Christie's and Sotheby's, China Guardian and Beijing Poly have quickly emerged as the world's third and fourth-largest auction houses by feeding booming demand… Read More