On May 11, the first day of the first phase of China Guardian's 2024 Spring Auction was announced. The total turnover of the three exhibitions of 20th Century and Contemporary Art was 273 million yuan, with a turnover rate of 80.39%. The transaction price of 7 lots exceeded 10 million yuan, and the highlights on the auction were frequent, setting new auction price records for many works, which made people surprise again and again. China Guardian has been deeply engaged in the 20th century and contemporary art sector, leading academically and moving forward steadily, sending a positive signal to the market.
Contemporary Art Night Show
The total turnover was 151 million yuan
The "Contemporary Art Night Show" brings together 52 magnificent masterpieces from China and the West, presenting the development of contemporary art and the overall appearance from various angles, which has been highly recognized by buyers. The audience was very popular, and the bidding was fierce. In the end, the total turnover was 151 million yuan, with a turnover rate of 75%. Zhang Enli, Liu Wei, Zhou Chunya, and Huang Yuxing's four works were sold for more than 10 million yuan. The works of Zhang Enli and Wang Guangle set a new record for auction prices.
Zhang Enli's early works are very rare in China and have attracted more and more attention. His early masterpiece and the last piece of the "Eat" series, "Feast No. 4", started at 18 million yuan and was won by a telephone commissioned guest at a transaction price of 21.275 million yuan, setting a new record for the transaction price of the artist's works.
Liu Wei's "My Landscape" is the culmination of an experimental collection of the artist's landscape series, which attracted fierce bidding from buyers and was sold for 18.4 million yuan after 14 bids.
Zhou Chunya's "A Thousand Miles of Jinxia", as one of the few huge works in the Peach Blossom Series, was sold for 14.72 million yuan.
Huang Yuxing's monumental work "The Holy Mountain" depicts a fantastical scene of the holy land of Shambhala, which has buyers rushing to bid. After 24 bids, it was sold for 10.925 million yuan.
Wang Huaiqing's classic "Door" in the mature period of creation was sold for 9.2 million yuan. Zeng Fanzhi's early important work "Dusk" was sold for 8.05 million yuan.
The representative work of "'85 New Wave Art Topic" - Zhang Peili's "Side Player" was sold for 7.475 million yuan. Wang Guangle's "Terrazzo 2004.10-11" was sold for 6.9 million yuan, setting a new record for the transaction price of his personal works. British national treasure artist Anthony Gormley's large-scale sculpture "The Present" was sold for 4.945 million yuan.
Lot 324 Zhang Enli Feast No.4 Oil on canvas 247.7×198.1 cm Realized: RMB 21,275,000 set a new auction record for the artist
Lot 293 Liu Wei My Landscape on canvas Oil on canvas 200×250 cm Sold for RMB 18,400,000
Lot 294
Zhou Chunya, Jinxia Qianli on canvas, Oil on canvas, 180×380 cmRealized: RMB 14,720,000
Lot 323 Huang Yuxing, Sacred Mountain, Arisawa Cloth Surface, Oil on Canvas, 200×300 cm, Sold for RMB 10,925,000
Lot 288 Wang Huaiqing Oil on canvas 200×165 cm Sold for RMB 9,200,000
Lot 295 Zeng Fanzhi Dusk on canvas Oil on canvas 80×100 cmSold for RMB 8,050,000
Lot 282 Zhang Peili Side Player on canvas Oil on canvas 98.5×79 cmSold for RMB 7,475,000
Lot 311 Wang Guangle Terrazzo2004.10-11Oil on canvas 200×200 cm Realized: RMB 6,900,000 set a new auction record for the artist
Lot 325 Zhang Enli A Business (Diptych) Oil on canvas 100×100 cm×2 Price realized: RMB 4,945,000
Lot 297 Antony Gormley Cast Iron Sculpture 342×192×35 cm Sold for RMB 4,945,000
Twentieth Century Art Night Show
Achieved a high turnover rate of 87%.
The "20th Century Art Night Show" was held at 19:20 on the 11th. The auction was full of people, the auction rhythm was smooth and silky, and 20 of the 23 masterpieces of the 20th century were successfully sold, with a turnover rate of 87% and a total transaction of 75.923 million yuan. Wu Guanzhong, Wu Dayu, and Liu Haisu's three masterpieces were all sold for more than 10 million yuan.
The two art themes of Wu Dayu and Wu Guanzhong specially set up in this field were sought after by buyers and the results were gratifying. Wu Guanzhong's "Jade Dragon Mountain After the Rain" is Wu Lao's determined work to learn from the strengths of China and the West, and it is also a classic of his landscape paintings from the 70s to the 90s, which was sold for 17.25 million yuan, winning the first place in this transaction price. Wu Dayu's "Dry Elephant with Chapters" is a classic work of Wu Dayu's glorious ten years of life, and it is the cover lot of this exhibition. The auction of the works started at 8 million yuan, and after rounds of fierce bidding by buyers, the price climbed all the way to 13 million yuan, and the final transaction price was 14.95 million yuan. The transaction of Liu Haisu's "Lushan Han Pokou Xingyun" was neat, showing the momentum of the buyer's ambition, and the transaction price was 13.8 million yuan. Wu Guanzhong's other masterpiece of landscape painting, "Spring After the Rain", was sold for 6.9 million yuan. Wu Dayu's other masterpiece "Flower Branch Pink Rhyme" in his later years was sold for 4.6 million yuan.
Lot 272 Wu Guanzhong After the Rain Jade Dragon Mountain on canvas Oil on canvas 92×66 cmSold for RMB 17,250,000
Lot 253 Wu Dayu Dry Elephant with Stamp on canvas Oil on Canvas 52.7×37.7 cmRealized: RMB 14,950,000
Lot 258 Liu Haisu Lushan Han Pokou Xingyun on canvas Oil on canvas 60×90 cm Sold for RMB 13,800,000
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Lot 271 Wu Guanzhong, Spring After the Rain (double-sided painting), Oil on canvas, 45×47 cm, Sold for RMB 6,900,000
Lot 254 Wu Dayu Flower Branches Pink Rhyme Oil on canvas Oil on canvas 35.6×30 cm Sold for RMB 4,600,000
20th Century & Contemporary Art Matinee
Sold by lots: 81%
On the afternoon of May 11, the "20th Century and Contemporary Art Matinee" raised its hammer, gathering 236 masterpieces of 20th century and contemporary Chinese and foreign artists, which once again received a warm response from buyers with the concept of academic construction of market value, with a lively auction and a warm atmosphere, with a turnover rate of 81% and a total transaction of 45.594 million yuan.
He Duoling's works accounted for four of the top 10 lots in the sale. Among them, "Wolf" and "Blue Bird" were both sold for 2.185 million yuan. Zhou Chunya's early masterpiece of mixed aesthetic concepts, "Fragrance is More Thick", was also sold for 2.185 million yuan. Shi Hu's "Jue Yin Diagram" was sold for 2.07 million yuan. Zhang Enli's "Lemon" was sold for 1.84 million yuan. Ju Ting's "Pearl 041915" set a new personal transaction price record with a transaction price of 667,000 yuan.
Lot 129
He Duoling wolf
Oil on canvas
107×127 cm
Price realised: RMB 2,185,000
Lot 131
He Duoling Blue Bird
Oil on canvas
77×117 cm
Price realised: RMB 2,185,000
Lot 134
Zhou Chunya's fragrance is even more intense
Oil on canvas
100×80 cm
Price realised: RMB 2,185,000
Lot 152
Shi Hu Jue Yin Diagram
Heavy color on paper
103×219 cm
Price realised: RMB 2,070,000
Lot 172
Zhang Enli Lemon
Oil on canvas
210×190 cm
Price realised: RMB 1,840,000
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