A series of works by Qi Baishi sold for $144 million at auction in Beijing
ARTinvestment.RU   20 декабря 2017

This is a new record for Chinese art-рынка and the fourth the sum of the auction deal with art in the world

At the Beijing Poly International auction this Sunday set a new absolute record auction sales of Chinese painting. A series of drawings with ink painter Qi Baishi (1864-1957), entitled "Twelve landscapes", Dating from 1925, was sold for 931,5 million yuan, or $144 million.

the Artist-самоучка Qi Baishi for many years, ranks among the most expensive Chinese artists in the General auction turnover, and price of individual works. For example, in may 2011 "Long life, peaceful world" ("eagle on a pine tree"), written in 1946 for Chiang Kai-shek, was sold for 425,5 million yuan ($65 million). And in 2016, Qi Baishi was in third place on the auction turnover in the world after his countryman Zhang Daciana and Pablo Picasso. Now Qi Baishi became the first Chinese artist who turned the auction mark of $100 million

"Twelve landscapes" by Qi Baishi in blue, grey, brown and pink colours represent the Chinese mountains, villages and trees in bloom. The size of each of the 12 works impressive — 1.8 meters tall and almost two feet wide. The artist's painting is quite traditional, what-видимому attracts Chinese collectors-миллионеров. The name of the new owner of the series "Twelve landscapes", paid for it the record sum, the auction house did not disclose.

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: artdaily.com, theguardian.com, artinvestment.ru