News; Painting and contemporary art: the ups and before

Experienced the development of Chinese oil paintings art from 2005 to 2008 during the peak period, some investors to help the high overall price, high price and frequent painting and contemporary art unprecedented attention and become the most eye-catching but most are not optimistic about the plate. Since 2008, the oil paintings sale is growing in the adjustment. From the spring auction results, Sanyu, Zao, and other masters to further highlight the leading role in the early twentieth-century painting lineup is more powerful, realistic plate was the most robust, famous writers of the early contemporary art is still sought after, while the collector of the works increasingly high quality requirements.

Turnover of mixed

The night auction made $ 362 million results, the turnover rate of more than 90%, Sanyu's "Blue Chrysanthemum and the glass," topped the list of 38.975 million yuan. Turnover ranked the top ten the vast majority of Sanyu, Zao Wou-ki and Chu Teh-chun works.

Beijing Poly is now the contemporary art of various special turnover of 440 million yuan, 57 works of contemporary Chinese art night market "transactions to 47, with a total turnover of 170 million yuan. 88 of the human body exhibition works special cover works - Yang Feiyun girl "Still Life" repeatedly bidding, sold for 34.5 million yuan, the creation of the artist's personal record.

Sotheby's Hong Kong China in the 20th century art "and achieved a total turnover of HK $ 255 million, the turnover rate of 90.7%. Special auction champion Zhang's "blood family" series, but the remaining few mediocre works of Zao Wou-ki, Walasse shot eye-catching.

Chinese oil painting and sculpture special "total turnover of 160 million yuan. Among them, Shen Yao Iraq "revolutionary ideals higher than the day to 40.25 million yuan, won the field to hold the event, it is unexpected. Zao works closely watched film before doing well, although the highest valuation of works unsold, but the "13.2.92" turnover of 12.075 million yuan, ranked special transaction the forefront. Xu Bing's "magic carpet" sold for 5.29 million yuan, the new market benchmark.

Painting sculpture Plate Beijing Marina has a total turnover of 85.856 million yuan. Beijing Chuan is a modern and contemporary art continue to follow the hot market and the academic value of the two main lines, the introduction of the 116 lots, with a total turnover of 51.681 million yuan. Beijing Huachen special on Chinese painting and sculpture, Jin Shangyi sen turnover of 20.47 million yuan, to refresh Jin Shangyi painting auction record.

From the data of total turnover, total turnover of the Christie's Hong Kong Asia twentieth century and contemporary art "with the 2011 spring auction of $ 762 million compared to a slight decline; Beijing Poly modern and contemporary art plate 440 million yuan The total turnover and total turnover compared to the 2011 spring auction of 930 million yuan, has shrunk nearly 55 percent; Hong Kong Sotheby's spring auction of contemporary art section 2011 of the total turnover of HK $ 600 million, as a whole lost more than 55%. Contemporary Art turnover has shrunk dramatically foregone conclusion.