Original title: 18 "landmark" lots 18 memorable moments
18 "landmark" lots 18 memorable moments
1. Extraordinary Song Dynasty aesthetics
Su Shi's "Wooden Stone Diagram"
【Song】Su Shi Wood stone diagram
On the evening of November 26, 2018, Su Shi's "Wooden Stone Diagram", which has been promoted for half a year, was sold for 463.6 million Hong Kong dollars (about 411.2 million yuan) at Christie's Hong Kong's 2018 autumn auction "Extraordinary - A Thousand Years of Song Dynasty Aesthetics", becoming the second highest price in the auction of ancient Chinese paintings and calligraphy. The discussion and controversy over the legendary collection process of this picture has continued to ferment and become a major event in the field of art this year.
2. "Protest of the market"
Banksy "The Girl and the Balloon"
Banksy Love in the Trash (Girl with Balloon)
On the evening of October 5, 2018, London time, British graffiti artist Banksy's famous work "Girl and Balloon" was auctioned at Sotheby's, and staged a scene that was automatically cut into pieces after being auctioned at a high price. When the work fell at a high price of 1.042 million pounds (about 9.39 million yuan), Banks remotely manipulated and "destroyed" the work in full view of the auction site. Social media "detonated" the "Banksys" wave. The artist himself said that this was a "protest against the market", but it is undeniable that this "recreated work" has received everyone's attention, and it has a new name, "Love in the Trash", and the buyer said that he will continue to trade in the collection.
3. Change of ownership
Xu Beihong, "The Fool Moves the Mountain"
Xu Beihong Yugong moved the mountain
In early 2018, Xu Beihong's oil painting "Yugong Moving Mountain", which was rumored to "break the record of Chinese oil painting", appeared in China Guardian's 2018 spring auction. However, after the bidding price reached 189 million yuan, it was auctioned because it did not reach the agreed minimum transaction price of 190 million yuan. On December 15, 2018, according to the information released by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, "Yugong Moving Mountain" was privately bought by Hunan Radio and Television Station for 208.8 million yuan (including tax). The seller is Hunan Cable TELEVISION Network (Group) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hunan Television Broadcasting Media Co., Ltd. Due to the related relationship between the two parties, it has become the focus of the market. A week later, on the evening of December 21, in order to avoid misinterpretation and speculation, 000917 announced that it would abandon the sale of the work, and would decide whether to hold or withdraw the art according to the situation of the art market in the future.
4. The most expensive of the year
Modigliani, The Lying to the Left
Amedio Modigliani lying naked on the left
In the global art auction market in 2018, Modigliani's Nude Woman lying to the left was sold for US$157.2 million, or RMB1 billion, making it one of the most expensive works of art auctioned in the year. This painting is the largest work of the painter's life, and it is also his only horizontal full-body nude portrait. The woman in the painting lies on her side, looking back from her right shoulder, full of confidence. The painter captures the model's charm and comes to life. Compared with the debut auction 15 years ago, the transaction price increased by nearly 5 times. However, the painting's author, Amedeo Modigliani, was not recognized during his lifetime.
5. Boost charity
Picasso, "The Girl with the Flower Basket"
Pablo Picasso the girl holding a flower basket
On May 12, 2018, Beijing time, the largest charity auction in history, Christie's "Peggy and David Rockefeller Couple Collection" special auction in New York came to an end, with more than 1,500 lots sold 100% of the lots, with a total transaction value of nearly RMB 5.28 billion, far exceeding pre-auction expectations, witnessing the birth of 22 world auction records, and also setting a single treasure auction with the highest total transaction volume ever. In particular, all proceeds from the Rockefellers' Collection Auction will be donated to a charity that the Rockefellers supported for a long time. Among them, Picasso's work "The Girl with the Flower Basket" sold for 115 million US dollars (equivalent to 732 million yuan), which was the highest price on the spot and set a record for the highest price in its "rose period".
6. Tribute to the Pentagram Transformation Law
Lin Xu's Letter to Liang Dingfen
2018 is the year of Penghu, and the "Pengshu Transformation Method" has passed two nails. Xiling Autumn Auction launched the "Chinese and Foreign Celebrity Handwriting and The 120th Anniversary of the Penghu Transformation Law", using the handwriting of the six gentlemen and related celebrities to remember the ancestors, and to look at the impact of their efforts on our country 120 years ago. A total of 48 letters, manuscripts and couplets were auctioned, with a total transaction of 9.8946 million yuan. At the popular auction site on the same day, the entire auction was smooth and frequent, as if paying tribute to this great historical event. Lin Xu, the youngest of the six gentlemen of Wushu, sent a letter to Liang Dingfen and sold it for 483,000 yuan.
7. Master of 100 million yuan
Pan Tianshou "Infinite Scenery"
On the evening of November 20, 2018, China Guardian's 2018 Autumn Auction and 25th Anniversary Celebration Auction "Grand View - Night of Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Treasures : Modern and Contemporary" was held at guardian art center, and a total of 79 fine works were auctioned. Among them, Pan Tianshou pointed out that the king of ink "Infinite Scenery" was auctioned at a consulting price, and when the auctioneer quoted a starting price of 200 million, the scene applauded continuously, and finally the 250 million yuan of the telephone entrusted seat fell on the hammer, plus the commission was sold at 287.5 million yuan, refreshing the auction record of his works. This year, Chinese modern masters such as Li Keyan and Fu Baoshi still have more than 100 million lots, and the scenery continues.
8, 400 times the valuation difference
Fang Chun's "Crane Diagram of a Flat Boat"
The auction value of Qing Qianlong Fangqun's "Crane Diagram of a Flat Boat" was 38,000-15 million yuan, and the difference between the undervalued price and the overvalued price was nearly 400 times, which was of concern. On the evening of December 15, 2018, Xiling Printing Company auctioned in the autumn of 2018, and this lot was sold for 18.4 million yuan. At the selection stage, the reserve price of this work was only 38,000 yuan, and the staff believed that the style, ink, paper, mounting, etc. were unusual. After research, this work should be the largest and clearly recorded in the "Three Editions of Shiqu Baodi" in the current market. The auction company does not choose to buy out at a low price and then go to auction, but publishes its true value and then publishes it for auction, which also reflects the integrity of the auction industry.
9. Rare book inscriptions create legends
An Siyuan has eleven kinds of rare inscriptions
I still remember the auction of his old collection in New York after his death, showing the world an extraordinary collection and outstanding life course. On November 20, 2018, China Guardian Auction took over the baton to stage the legendary story of Ansilien Collection. "An Siyuan Collection of Rare Books and Tablets Eleven Kinds" special auction, including 7 kinds of Song Tuoben, 1 kind of Yuan mingjian Tuoben, 3 kinds of Ming Tuoben, as a bidding on the auction, before the auction attracted a strong crowd including state-owned cultural institutions and private collectors, becoming a moment worth remembering in the history of Chinese ancient book auction. Finally, it was dropped by the buyer at a price of 167.5 million yuan, plus commission for 192.625 million yuan, once again creating a legend in the history of auction.
10. "The Study of Luo Wang" is appreciated
Wang Guowei "To Disciple Xie Guozhen's Absolute Pen Fan"
2018 Xiling Auction Autumn Auction, planning more than a year of "Xuetang Yaji: The Academic World of Luo Zhenyu and Wang Guowei" to complete the in-depth "cross-border", academic and market at the same time. After meticulous preparations, it is gradually promoted in the form of exhibitions, seminars, auctions, etc., and strives to fully reflect the "study of Luo Wang" among Chinese scholars in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China period who saved their legacy. This special auction uses auction to build a platform to bridge the academic community, universities and Tibetan circles, with precious historical relics as the core, integrating research, teaching and publishing - "exhibition, learning, research" linkage. The special session of the same name finally achieved a turnover of 27.78 million yuan and a turnover rate of 95%.
11, "small stones" harvest white gloves
Bahrain chicken blood rough
In the Bahrain grassland north of Chifeng in Inner Mongolia, there is a precious stone called chicken blood stone. Chicken blood stone is a world-famous seal stone that contains tatsu sand and has a red blood type, with kaolinite as the main ingredient. On December 3, 2018, Beijing Rongbao's 2018 autumn auction "Shi Yun Shan Hui Bahrain Stone Collection Special" closed the gavel, a total of 144 lots, covering Bahrain stone seals, Bahrain stone ornaments, Bahrain chicken blood rough stones, etc., all of which were sold, and won white gloves, with a total turnover of 144 million yuan. The finale lot of Bahrain chicken blood rough stone started at 10 million yuan, 28 million yuan fell on the hammer, plus commission finally sold 32.2 million yuan, once again refreshing the auction record of Bahrain chicken blood stone, and refreshing the world auction record of chicken blood stone.
12. The most expensive living artist
David Hockney Portrait of an Artist
Around an estimated $80 million and a gimmick of becoming the "most expensive living artist," David Hockney's Portrait of an Artist toured the world more than a month before filming began. A week before filming began, Christie's, after negotiating with its auctioneer Joe Lewis, cancelled the work's guarantee and reserve price, leaving it without any protection. The unprecedented "naked running" behavior that became a top lot once again successfully attracted everyone's attention.
On the evening of November 15, 2018, New York time, Christie's "Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Shot" raised the gavel. The telephone commission was sold for $80 million, plus a commission of $90.3125 million (626 million yuan), which easily surpassed Jeff Koons's $58.4 million sale of "Balloon Dog (Orange)" in 2013, making Hockney the "Most Expensive Living Artist".
13. A postcard
1932 Seventh Edition Sailing Ship 2-point Postage Film
The seventh edition of the Sailboat 2-point postage film was stamped in 1932
"Limited to the new province to send" Dihua's first voyage registered to Germany
On December 22, 2018, in the special session of Beijing Poly "Lin Guangzhao Collection - Postal Supplies of the Republic of China in the Qing Dynasty", the "1932 Seventh Edition of Sailing Ships 2 Point Postage Film Stamped 'Limited to New Provinces Sent to' Dihua First Voyage Registered to Germany" lot was sold for 1.7825 million yuan. The back of the piece is stamped with the Shanghai transfer export stamp, the sea is shipped from the Suez Canal to Germany, and the Arrival Stamp of The Berlin is currently known to be the only one in the world, and the collection group collects the most important philatelic products in Various fields such as Xinjiang, aviation, and postage films. A small postcard, worth millions of dollars after 86 years, carries an important history of human communication and cultural exchange.
14. Merger of East and West
Wu Guanzhong ,Double Swallow》
Beijing Poly 2018 Autumn Auction "Modern and Contemporary Art Night Show" was held in Beijing on the evening of December 6. The most important lots in the whole venue, the painter Wu Guanzhong's "Double Swallow" created in color ink in 1988 and "Double Swallow" created in oil painting in 1994, came together and sold for 166 million yuan. The paper color ink "Double Swallow" was auctioned at 40 million yuan, 47 million yuan fell on the hammer, plus a commission of 54.05 million yuan. The oil painting "Double Swallow" started at 75 million yuan, dropped the hammer for 98 million yuan, and sold with a commission of 112.7 million yuan, ranking second in the auction price of Wu Guanzhong's personal oil painting, and the first oil painting in China this year to exceed 100 million yuan. The oil painting version of "Double Swallow" has undoubtedly become a precious sample, and together with the ink version of "Double Swallow", it has witnessed Wu Guanzhong's "taking what is needed" and "sticking to one's self" between different languages and different tastes in the East and the West.
15. "Net red" Qianlong
In the third year of Qianlong (1738), the bronze dot gold beast button "Qianlong Royal Treasure" treasure seal was made
Copper dot gold beast button "Qianlong Royal Treasure" treasure seal
The qianlong emperor engraved more than 1,800 seals in his lifetime. According to the book "Qianlong Baoxue" (Qianlong Jade Seal Seal), during Qianlong's reign, qianlong carved 7 "Treasures of Qianlong Imperial Treasures" of different sizes and sizes. The Qianlong Emperor's royal seal was printed in a variety of materials, with jade and stone being the most numerous. Although copper is the traditional material for printing in China, in the Qing Dynasty, it was mostly used to make the official seals of government agencies at all levels, and it was rare to make the imperial seal of the emperor. The "Treasure of Qianlong Imperial Treasure" is precisely made of brass, which is not commonly used, which is quite eye-catching. It sold for 110 million yuan at the 2018 spring auction at Beijing Poly.
16. There is heaven and earth in the pot
Gu Jingzhou double circle
Gu Jingzhou double circle
Gu Jingzhou, Yixing purple sand famous artist, member of China Artists Association, Chinese arts and crafts master. He has participated in the National Arts and Crafts Congress three times in his lifetime, and has a great influence in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, and is known as the "Pot Art Giant", and his works are collected by major museums and cultural relics. In the art market, Gu Hu is enthusiastically sought after and has a very high value. Many of the Gu pots auctioned this year were sold at a high price. Beijing Dongzheng auctioned a flat belly pot in the spring of 2018, 34.5 million yuan; Beijing Hanhai 2018 autumn auction double circle pot, 9.775 million yuan transaction, Beijing Poly 2018 autumn auction on the partridge beam pot, 7.475 million yuan transaction.
17. New opportunities for mechanism coins
Guangdong Province Guangxu Yuanbao 72 reverse silver coin sample set of five pieces (all PCGS rating)
Guangdong Province made Guangxu Yuanbao 72 reverse silver coin sample set of five pieces
On November 23, 2018, Beijing Chengxuan raised the gavel for the 2018 autumn auction "Mechanism Coin". Guangdong Province made Guangxu Yuanbao 72 reverse silver coin sample set of five pieces (all PCGS rating), after a number of buyers of bidding battle, with 7.55 million yuan dropped the hammer, plus commission to 8.6825 million yuan was won, refreshing the Qing Dynasty mechanism coin auction transaction price record, leading the coin price.
18 Goodbye, Year of the Dog
Wang Yuqi "Year of the Dog"
On December 6, 2018, Beijing Kuangshi 2018 Autumn Auction "Contemporary Art Special", Wang Yuqi's "Year of the Dog" plus commission sold for 19.55 million yuan, jumping into the tens of millions club. This "Year of the Dog" was created 12 years ago in 2006. Beijing Kuangshi launched Zhou Chunya's "Green Dog 2001A" in the spring auction of 2018, which sold for 16.1 million yuan. Hong Kong Poly's Zhou Chunya's "Peach Blossom and Green Dog" sold for 6.844 million Hong Kong dollars. Chengxuan launched Chang Yu's "Woman and Dog" for 471,500 yuan. Kuangshi launched Nara Michi's "Girl and Puppy" for 299,000 yuan. Beijing Rongbaochun auctioned Pu Xinshe's "Dog Fairy Cave" for 149,500 yuan...
Time flies, the New Year has arrived, and these 18 pieces (groups) take you back to 18 wonderful moments, and there are too many such unforgettable moments in the art market in 2018. May the 2018 that has been experienced be like a kind, brave, cute and enthusiastic loyal dog, leaving only a beautiful mark in your memory, let us look forward to the excitement of the art market 2019.
Source: People's Daily News