The modern contemporary art and video session of the 2023 Spring Auction of China Trade Shengjia gathered a number of artists' important works, among which He Fan's "Sweep" single exceeded one million sales, breaking the record of the most expensive single video in China, in addition to many artists also breaking personal auction records.
See also: Important Private Collections in Asia
—Hong Kong Salon Photo Session
A total of 150 lots were sold, including 150 rare original works by artists active in the photography industry of the Hong Kong salon, such as He Fan, Chen Fuli, Chen Ji, Chen Ruju, He Shou, He Zongxi, Lai Siu-fang, Li Jianhui, Li Yongtang, Mak Feng, Ouyang Xiong, Pan Ribo, Tam Kwok-cung, Hui Fuming, Zhang Baojie, Zhang Bogen, Zhao Jinchao, Chung Wenliu, etc., with a turnover of 7,926,950 yuan.
Lot 5078
Lee Wing-tong
Whitewash Decoration
Silver salt paper base Salon exhibition stamp
Gelatin Silver Print , Salon exhibition seal
36.5×49.5cm 1959
Publication:
"Photography Salon Yearbook", Salon Photographic Friends Association, 1965;
Journal of the Hong Kong Salon Film Friends Association, p7, 1974;
"Photographic Collection of Members of the Salon Photographers Association (1952-1996)", p39, Salon Photographic Association, 1996;
Cover of China Photography, April 2023.
Source: Important Private Collection in Asia
Lot 5086
Mak Fung
Early Spring
Silver salt paper base Salon exhibition stamp
Gelatin Silver Print , Salon exhibition seal
39.5×49.5cm 1959
Publication:
How to Beautify Photos, Sanyu Books Co., Ltd., 1963;
"Landscape Photography", Sanyu Books Co., Ltd., 1975;
"Hong Kong used to be like this", Photography and Pictorial Press, 1997;
Art Photography in Hong Kong 1900-2000, Volume 2, p145, Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department, 2001;
Chinese Photography, p20-21, April 2023.
Source: Important Private Collection in Asia
【He Fan】Special topic
Among them, the "He Fan" feature, with a transaction rate of 100% and a turnover of 5,514,250 yuan, a work "Sweep" that He Fan has exhibited and won awards many times, exceeded one million sales with 1.15 million single sheets, refreshing the record of the most expensive single image in China.
Lot 5042
Ho Fan
Sweep Cleaning
Silver salt paper base Salon exhibition stamp
Gelatin Silver Print , Salon exhibition seal
38×49cm 1950
Publication:
The Complete Collection of Photography of the Ho Fan International Award, p27
European Publishing House, 1982;
Stage of Life, p100, Modernbook Editions, 2009;
"Feelings, Feelings, Feelings", p8, published by Hong Kong People, 2021.
Source: Important Private Collection in Asia
Sale price: 1.15 million
Lot 5030
Ho Fan
Street Scene
Silver salt paper base Salon exhibition stamp
Gelatin Silver Print , Salon exhibition seal
48.5×37cm 1956
Publication:
Cover of the 58th issue of "Photography Club", supplement of New China Pictorial;
The Complete Collection of Photographs of the He Fan International Award, p2, European Publishing House, 1982;
"Bygone Times: A Collection of Photographs by Four Friends", p8, One Publishing, 1993;
Memories of Hong Kong, p5, Modernbook, 2006;
"Light and Shadow He Fan", Life Monthly, 2015;
Ho Fan: A Lens in Detail to Hong Kong Light and Shadow, p69, Sotheby's Art Space Hong Kong, 2017;
"Feeling Feelings", p31, published by The Hong Kong People, 2021;
《Fan Ho|Selected Works》, Benrido, Inc., 2022;
China Photography, p34, April 2023.
Source: Important Private Collection in Asia
Lot 5032
Ho Fan
On The Stage of Life
Silver salt paper base Salon exhibition stamp
Gelatin Silver Print , Salon exhibition seal
25.5×48.5cm 1954
Publication:
The Complete Collection of Photographs of the He Fan International Award, p24, European Publishing House, 1982;
"Bygone Times: A Collection of Photographs by Four Friends", p83, One Publishing, 1993;
Memories of Hong Kong, p58-59, Modernbook Editions, 2006;
Ho Fan: Lenses in Hong Kong Light and Shadow, p54-55, Sotheby's Art Space, Hong Kong, 2017;
"Feeling Emotions and Feelings", p20, published by Hong Kong People, 2021;
China Photography, p30-31, April 2023.
Source: Important Private Collection in Asia
The sale price: 575,000
Lot 5033
Ho Fan
影 Approaching Shadow
Silver salt paper base Salon exhibition stamp
Gelatin Silver Print , Salon exhibition seal
50×30cm 1954
Publication:
"Photography Salon Yearbook", Salon Photographic Friends Association, 1965;
The Complete Collection of Photography of the He Fan International Award, p1, European Publishing House, 1982;
"Photographic Works of Members of the Salon Photographers Association (1952-1996)", p38, Salon Photographic Association, 1996;
Cover of Hong Kong Memories, Modernbook Editions, 2006;
Cover of "Light and Shadow He Fan", Life Monthly, 2015;
"Emotional Perception and Feeling", p19, published by Hong Kong People, 2021;
《Fan Ho|Selected Works》, Benrido, Inc., 2022;
China Photography, p32, April 2023.
Source: Important Private Collection in Asia
The sale price: 690,000
Modern and contemporary art sessions
The show includes four major themes: "The Other Side of the Place: Contemporary Ink", "The Road to the Academy", "Making Wonderful Things: Leng Jun", as well as the backbone of Chinese contemporary art and new paintings after 2000. There were 137 lots sold for $47,603,100. Among them, 100% of the works of "Leng Jun Feature" were sold, and many artists such as Zhang Fangbai, Huang Hongtao, Liu Bingjiang and other artists broke their personal records.
Lot 5557
Leng Jun (b.1963)
and autumn
Oil on canvas 2012
40×80cm
Signed: 2012 Cold Army
Publication: Restriction of Freedom: Leng Jun's Oil Paintings, Changchun: Jilin Fine Arts Publishing House, 2012, p106-107.
Exhibition: 2014, Restriction and Freedom - Leng Jun Oil Painting Exhibition, Zhejiang Urban Art and Culture Development Co., Ltd., Hangzhou.
The sale price: 2.507 million
Lot 5581
Zhang Fangbai (b.1962)
One of the three eagle diagrams
Oil on canvas 2016
300×200cm
Exhibit:
1. 2018, Solidification - Zhang Fangbai's solo exhibition, Ludwig Museum
pavilion, Koblenz, Germany;
2. In 2018, the opening ceremony of the establishment of the Swedish Chinese Cultural Center.
Publication: Solidification – Zhang Fangbai's solo exhibition, Ludwig Museum, 2018.
The sale price: 2,357,500
Lot 5600
Zhang Enli (b.1965)
rope
Acrylic on canvas, 2011
100×120cm
Signed: 2011 Enley
100×120cm 2011 Zhang Enli (back signed)
Publication: Zhang Enli, Shanghai Art Museum, p81.
Exhibition: 2011, Zhang Enli Solo Exhibition, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai.
Transaction price: 1.38 million
Lot 5601
Chen Wenji (b.1954)
Be...... Still is
Oil on canvas, 2001
100×100cm×2
Signature: Chen Wenji 2001 (side sign) (back signature)
Publication:
1. "Chinese Art Today. Exhibition Volume", Beijing Publishing House, Beijing Fine Art Photography Publishing House, 2003, P242;
2. "Tourism", Central Academy of Fine Arts Sydney School of the Arts, 2004, p30-31;
3. Chen Wenji, People's Art Publishing House, 2006, p59;
4. "Twenty-four Years of Oil Painting by Chen Wenji 1986-2010", Shanghai People's Art Publishing House, 2010, p120-121;
5. The Artist, 2006, No. 378, p474.
Exhibit:
1. 2003, China Art Today Exhibition, Millennium Monument Art Museum, Beijing;
2. 2004, Sightseeing, Sydney College of Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
The sale price: 1,322,500
Source: China Trade Shengjia
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