chinese collector
5 Essential Facts To Know About China’s Super-Rich In 2014
China's wealthy are smoking less and shipping their kids abroad for school, according to a new report. Read More
Zeng Fanzhi’s ‘Last Supper’ Commands Record $23.3 Million At Sotheby’s
The painting broke the price record for a contemporary Chinese piece sold at auction, demonstrating the continued rising value of Chinese art. Read More
Global Auction Giants Set Sights On China’s New Collectors
As Sotheby's, Christie's, and Chinese auction houses aim to attract Chinese buyers across the globe, digital platforms may play an increasingly important role. Read More
Chinese Auction Houses Undercutting International Rivals In Hong Kong
Mainland Chinese auction houses are hoping to compete with international rivals like Sotheby's and Christie's in Hong Kong by targeting the most sensitive place for regional collectors: their pocketbooks. Read More
Chinese Collectors Keep Pushing Top-Tier Art Prices Through The Roof
This week, canonized Chinese artist/painter Qi Baishi’s Ode to the Motherland fetched a whopping 72 million yuan (US$11.4 million) at Beijing Poly’s autumn auction in Beijing. Read More
Christie’s HK Contemporary Asian Art Auctions (Nov. 24-25): Top Lots To Watch
This year, amid a more selective buyer market, the name of the game remains quality, not only in terms of the artist but in terms of the artwork itself. Read More
Sotheby’s & China Guardian Kick Off HK Autumn Auction Season
This weekend, Hong Kong's auction scene roared back to life with Sotheby's autumn auction series and mainland Chinese auction house China Guardian's first-ever sale in the city. Read More
Chinese Demand Pushes $35 Million Sotheby’s Classical Chinese Paintings Auction Far Beyond Estimates
If there's one thing that distinguishes China's emerging class of new art collector, it's a willingness (and even a point of pride) to bid well above high estimates for auction… Read More
Record-Setting $250 Million Impressionist Painting Confirms Art Prices Still Expanding
The recent $250 million sale reflects the new multipolarity and shifting power structure of the art world, where emerging players like China and India are producing new, cash-flush collectors with… Read More-
Qi Baishi Painting Sells For $65 Million In Beijing: What Could It Mean For HK Spring Auctions?
He may not be a household name in Western countries, but over the past few years the Chinese painter Qi Baishi has quietly emerged as one of the world's top-selling… Read More
