Speaking of Wang Jianlin, everyone knows that he is a well-known entrepreneur and chairman of Wanda Group. But after the entrepreneur, he was still a big collector, and Wanda's position in the collection of modern and modern Chinese paintings was the same as Wanda's status in commercial real estate. Wang Jianlin, who has always been low-key, has a unique vision to create a collection of tens of billions of paintings and calligraphy.
I love Wu Guanzhong's paintings the most
Wang Jianlin displays his collection of Wu Guanzhong's paintings
Wang Jianlin's collection of Mr. Wu Guanzhong's paintings can be said to be the most correct choice he has made in the collection of famous paintings, and it is also the most successful choice so far.
When Wang Jianlin first visited Wu Guanzhong in 1997, he was still a hugely controversial painter. Wang Jianlin is very fond of Wu Guanzhong's works, he has collected many things, and almost bought all Wu Guanzhong's works abroad, and is the largest collector of Wu Guanzhong's works.
Wu Guanzhong's work "Zhou Zhuang"
Wu Guanzhong's artistic creation is non-conformist and has formed a distinct personal style. That's why his paintings fetch high prices one after another. In 2016, Wu Guanzhong's "Zhou Zhuang" was sold for HK$236 million at the Poly Hong Kong Spring Auction, setting a new auction record for Wu Guanzhong's solo work and a new auction record for a Chinese oil painting.
Wu Guanzhong's painting "Spring Snow in Xiangshan"
[I love Wu Guanzhong's paintings the most, and spend a lot of money to collect]
In the 1990s of the last century, Wang Jianlin was already well-known in the collecting world, but he was famous in the collecting world because of Wu Guanzhong. When Wang Jianlin first visited Wu Guanzhong in 1997, he was still a hugely controversial painter. Wang Jianlin likes Wu Guanzhong's works the most, and once spent a huge amount of money to search up and down, and almost bought all Wu Guanzhong's works abroad.
The opening ceremony of Wu Guanzhong's ink painting exhibition, attended by Wang Jianlin
In 2003, Wang Jianlin already owned more than 70 paintings from Wu Guanzhong's collection, so he decided to hold a solo exhibition for Wu Guanzhong. In June 2004, Wu Guanzhong's solo painting exhibition was officially launched in Paris, France. When the exhibition opened, it shook the Chinese and French art worlds. In July, Wang Jianlin moved the exhibition of Wu Guanzhong's paintings to the National Art Museum of China. Some people even think that it was Wang Jianlin who made Wu Guanzhong popular.
Wang Jianlin once proudly said: "Many of my paintings are very cheap and prescient. At that time, Wu Guanzhong and Li Keran's Doufang works were only sold for more than 100,000 yuan in Rong Bao Zhai. In 2003, Wang Jianlin already owned more than 70 works by Wu Guanzhong, how much are these more than 70 paintings worth now? Billions of dollars!
Wang Jianlin's collection purpose: original boutiques
"Masterpieces of original and zeitgeist-minded artists" is the purpose of Wang Jianlin's collection. Today, Wanda's collection history has been more than 20 years, and its collection is almost unmatched by domestic enterprises in terms of quantity, quality and category. From a hobby of collecting to a huge investment career, Wang Jianlin, who has a unique vision, has spent money on recognized painters, and has created a huge art empire after years of persistence and accumulation.
Guo Qingxiang and Wu Guanzhong exchange works
【Wang Jianlin's Collection: Teamwork】
Behind Wang Jianlin's collecting empire is also a "think tank for art collections". Wanda's art collection team consists of more than a dozen people, and the person in charge is Guo Qingxiang, who is known as a legend and a "big mouth" in the collecting circle. The Expert Advisory Board is made up of experts from Central Europe. Whenever Wang Jianlin and his team are researching and acquiring a collection, the team and the expert advisory group meet to discuss it, and the entire decision-making period is about a month. The final decision is made by Wang Jianlin himself, but Mr. Wang Jianlin usually listens to the suggestions and opinions of the expert group.
Wang Jianlin buys paintings: only buys, not sells
After more than 20 years of collecting, Wang Jianlin's collection of paintings and calligraphy has reached 1,000 pieces, and it is still growing every year. In recent years, Wang Jianlin has rarely bought paintings in person, but left them to the art collection team to take care of. What is commendable is that Wanda has only bought paintings over the years, never sold them. Wang Jianlin said: "I never thought of making a small amount of money selling paintings. ”
Looking at the collecting road of Liu Yiqian, Wang Jianlin and other collectors, it is not difficult for us to find that collecting should not only have financial resources and courage, but also have a unique vision of appreciating art, discover the unique artistic charm of those masters' works, seize the opportunity, and start in the period of low value. In the near future, the works of this era will inevitably reach the height of their due value.