The new rating Artprice auction dedicated to the success of Chinese modernists in the first six months of 2011. It was a place of Qi Baishi, Zhang Datsyanyu, Xu Beyhunu, Y and other Guanchzhunu

Clearinghouse Artprice published the rating of the ten most expensive Chinese modernists in the first half of 2011. At the end of six months, two Chinese authors were able to take first and second place in the overall rankings Artprice Top 100 artists at auction turnover. It is about Datsyane Zhang, whose work in this half-year brought $ 360 million, Qi Baishi and (Qi Baishi) with the result of 274 million. The traditional leader of the ranking of Pablo Picasso (Pablo Picasso) for the first time in the last ten years, it only takes ninth place.

Top 10 most expensive works of Chinese modernists in the first half of 2011

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№ < /p>	Author	Title	result, million	Auction
1	Qi Baishi	eagle on a pine tree	57,2	China Guardian Auctions, May 22, 2011
2 < /p>	Zhang Datsyan	Lotus and mandarin ducks	21,8	Sotheby's Hong Kong, May 31, 2011
3	Xu Beyhun	figure	20,59	Beijing Jiuge International Auctions, 10 June 2011
4	In Guanchzhun	Forest lions. 1988	15,44	< p> Poly International Auction, June 3, 2011
5	San Yu	Five naked. 1950	14,7	< p> Ravenel Art Group Hong Kong, May 30, 2011
6	Hung and	figure. 1939	13,1	< p> Beijing Jiuge International Auctions, June 9, 2011
7	Flowers and birds	12,37	China Guardian Auctions, < br /> May 22, 2011
8	Zhang Datsyan	Flowers. 1944	9,41	< p> Beijing Jiuge International Auctions, June 9, 2011
9	Hibiscus. 1975	8,49	< p> Poly International Auction, June 3, 2011
10	Zhang Datsyan	Children playing under a pomegranate tree	8,48	Sotheby's Hong Kong, May 31, 2011

May 22, 2011 in Beijing China Guardian Auction Qi Baishi work "Eagle on a pine tree," sold for 57.2 million dollars , the most expensive Chinese painting in the history (previous personal Qi Baishi record, 44.7 million dollars for the painting "Flowers and Insects", was established in November 2009 in Beijing Auction Poly International). In the wake of the success of "The Eagle and Pine" at the same auction China Guardian May 22, 2011 was sold for $ 12.3 million, another work of Qi Baishi - "Flowers and Birds" (7th place ranking). During the first half of 2011 Qi Baishi shown at auction 44 results over one million dollars (in 2010, for example, there were 74).

Datsyan Chang took second place this ranking after his work "Lotus and Mandarin Ducks," was bought for 21.8 million dollars at Sotheby's in Hong Kong May 31, 2011 (new personal record for the artist). At the same auction is another picture with ink Zhang Datsyanya "Children playing under a pomegranate tree," three times higher than the upper estimate and was sold for $ 8.4 million. But nine days later, on 9 June 2011, at the auction Beijing Jiuge International Auctions picture Datsyanya "Flowers" is ten times higher than the estimate and got a new owner for 9.4 million dollars. This Chinese author in the first half of 2011 was the first artist in terms of profit world, the first time in history, overtaking the master Picasso.

price index works have Guanchzhuna (Wu Guanzhong) in 2010, is growing rapidly ( for a company with Qi Baishi indices and Zhang Datsyanya). On the one hand, this is due to huge volumes of auction sales in the Middle Kingdom, and the other - an interest in heritage Guanchzhuna increased dramatically after his death on 25 June 2010. At the auction in Beijing Poly International June 3, 2011 were sold two so far the most expensive work of the artist: "Forests of lions" (15.4 million dollars - 4th place) and "Hibiscus" ($ 8.4 million - 9th place). In the first half of this year, 29 works have reached a seven-Guanchzhuna results (for the full year 2010 of the hammer price was half that). This allowed the artist to take fifth place in the overall ranking of artists by auction turnover in the first six months of 2011, he is immediately after Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol with a total revenue of $ 120 million.

Xu Beyhun (Xu Beihong) took third place in the ranking of the best selling Chinese modernists thanks to the excellent result of June 10, 2011 ("figure" $ 20.5 million, Beijing Jiuge International Auctions Co). However, this price is still not a hammer broke the record of $ 23 million made it work, "Landscape with Figures," December 10, 2010 in Beijing Hanhai Art Auction. Today the works Beyhuna performed in traditional Chinese painting techniques Guohua, returns popularity: in the first six months 22 paintings left a million dollars more expensive. On a world ranking of artists by sales Xu Beyhun now comes on the heels have Guanchzhunu, occupying the sixth line.

Over the past 10 years, the price index of the artist San Yu (San Yu) grew by 427 percent . The greatest increase he showed in 2010 with eight results over a million dollars, including a record November sales of "Chrysanthemums in a blue and white pot" for 6.05 million dollars. And in 2011, this record has been increased to 14.7 million dollars ("Five naked», Ravenel Art Group, Hong Kong, May 30, 2011).

less well-known market in comparison with his contemporaries And the artist Hung (Hong Yi) in the first half broke into the top ten with a score of 13.1 Artprice million dollars for an album of ten small drawings (size 35 x 22 each), entitled "Figure" (June 9, 2011, Beijing Jiuge International Auctions Co . Ltd.). The new record surpassed the previous best result of 11.8 million dollars ("Sitting Buddha», China Guardian Auctions Co. Ltd., Beijing, 20 November 2010).

auctions worldwide sales of works of fine art is growing as never before by actively works of successful sales of Chinese modernists. Suffice it to mention at least on recent record of Fu Baoshi (Fu Baoshi) - 31,5 million dollars (Beijing Hanhai Art Auction Co. Ltd, November 17, 2011). The art market today is definitely looking towards the East.

Prepared by Mary Onuchina, AI

Sources : artprice.com , artinvestment.ru