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Liu Kuo-sung - Winter Landscape 1967 |
Sotheby’s
Beijing announces a series of sales and events to take place from 27 to 30
November during the Autumn Sale season at the China World Summit Wing Beijing.
The four-day series will include an auction of Modern and Contemporary Chinese
Art and a preview of three selling exhibitions: Sotheby’s Diamonds; S. J.
Phillips Ltd. – Fine Antique and Period Jewellery with Royal and Aristocratic
Provenance; and Koopman Rare Art – Fine Antique Silver with Royal and Noble
Provenance, providing a rare opportunity for collectors and connoisseurs alike
to acquire high-end jewellery and top-quality Western silverware.
Panel
discussions and lectures will be held as part of the Educational Programme,
featuring Sotheby’s international team of specialists, leading art scholars and
commentarists to create an interactive platform for artistic exchange.
Kevin
Ching, Chief Executive Officer of Sotheby’s Asia, said: “This Autumn in
Beijing, Sotheby’s will continue our commitment to promoting cultural exchange
between East and West. Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art remains the theme of
the auction with a focus on Contemporary Ink paintings, which have achieved impressive
results in recent years.
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Zao Wou-Ki, 27.1.86, 1986 |
“Once
again, we will offer Western collectibles through selling exhibitions – ranging
from European royal antique jewellery to high-end contemporary diamond
jewellery and more. By organising a public lecture by distinguished jewellery
expert as well as exclusive appreciation workshop for our preferred clients, we
hope to deepen Chinese collector’s understanding in jewellery collecting. We
have also seen growing interest in European decorative art and Western
silverware by Asian and Chinese collectors. Building on our success with the
three instalments of the selling exhibition in Asia titled Age of Elegance:
European Paintings, Furniture and Works of Art from the 19th Century, this
season we are pleased to present in Beijing rare Western royal silver by Koopman
Rare Art. With these offerings Sotheby’s is honoured to yet again rise to the
occasion of our Chinese clients’ increasingly diversified collecting taste both
within and beyond traditional categories of Asian art.”
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Zhou Chunya, Peach Blossom, 2010 |
Wen
Guihua, President of Sotheby’s Beijing Auction Co. Ltd., said: “The solid
results achieved in our June auction are a testament to Chinese collectors’
trust in Sotheby’s reputation for excellence. This season we will build on the
meticulous sourcing approach and offer 56 quality works of Modern and
Contemporary Chinese art catering to the taste of our Chinese clients.
Headlining the sale is Zao Wou-ki’s 27.01.86 (1986), a classic piece which
displays the artist’s brushstroke, use of colour and spirit that are
characteristic of his creativity and vision at that time, as well as Zeng
Fanzhi’s Portrait (2003), a highly representative piece of his ‘post-mask’
period. We are also delighted to step up our offering of Contemporary Ink
paintings in the upcoming sale. With its deep roots in Chinese art history,
Contemporary Ink has received increasing market attention in recent years.
Since introducing sales of Contemporary Ink art three seasons ago, we have
achieved outstanding results and have now established a dedicated department
focusing on the development of this category. The works to be offered
demonstrate the evolution in aesthetics from traditional through modern
perspectives. We look forward to welcoming collectors and art lovers at the
series of events this Autumn.”
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