Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

Christie’s Hong Kong Achieves Highest Ever Sale Total for Chinese Paintings

December 2, 2010 by All Art News  
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HONG KONG.- Christie’s Hong Kong completed its two sales of Classical and Modern Chinese Paintings on Tuesday, November 30th, 2010, tallying the highest total ever for the category with HK$669 million/ US$ 86 million. The morning session of Fine Chinese Classical Paintings kicked off with high sold ratios of 91% by lot and 87% by value and a total of HK$100 million/US$13 million. The momentum continued unabated with the afternoon session of the Modern Chinese Paintings sale which totalled HK$ [...]

Christie’s Presents Rare and Exceptional Works from Its Classical and Modern Chinese Paintings Sale

November 3, 2010 by All Art News  
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HONG KONG.- Christie’s Hong Kong will hold its Fall sales of Fine Chinese Modern Paintings and Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy on 30 November at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. These sales will showcase over 350 rare and exceptional works from the Chinese masters, valued in excess of HK$260 million (US$34 million).  Chinese calligraphy and paintings are among the most culturally rich and meaningful art forms and encapsulate the history of Chinese culture. The Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and [...]

Rare and Exceptional Works Lead Christie’s Classical and Modern Chinese Paintings Sale

October 21, 2010 by All Art News  
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HONG KONG.- Christie’s Hong Kong will hold its Fall sales of Fine Chinese Modern Paintings and Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy on 30 November at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. These sales will showcase over 350 rare and exceptional works from the Chinese masters, valued in excess of HK$260 million (US$34 million). Chinese calligraphy and paintings are among the most culturally rich and meaningful art forms and encapsulate the history of Chinese culture. The Fine Chinese Classical [...]

Christie’s Hong Kong Spring Auctions: 2nd Highest Total Ever with Sales Topping US$293.6 Million

June 4, 2010 by All Art News  
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HONG KONG.- Christie’s concluded its six-day Spring sales with strong results that confirm the key position of Hong Kong as a major centre in the art and auction world and reaffirms Christie’s dominant position in Asia. Totalling HK$2.29 billion (US$294 million) — a 114% increase from Spring 2009 and a 39% increase from Autumn 2009 — this sale marks Christie’s second most valuable Hong Kong sale ever, just after its Spring 2008 sale at the peak of the market (HK$2.4 [...]

Rare Works from the Masters Lead Christie’s HK Spring 2010 Paintings Sales

April 14, 2010 by All Art News  
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HONG KONG.- Christie’s Hong Kong will hold its Spring sale of Fine Chinese Modern Paintings and Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy on May 28th at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, showcasing over 400 rare and exceptional works from the masters, valued in excess of HK$350 million (US$45 million). Steeped in philosophy, religion and literature, Chinese paintings are unique in fusing poetry, calligraphy and art throughout the ages. The Fine Chinese Classical Paintings & Calligraphy sale will feature [...]