The requested URL /culture/index.php?option=com_content&id=2235:national-museum-of-historyzhang-daqians-lotus-masterpieces was not found on this server.近代 張大千 仿石濤野色圖 冊Paintings after Shitao's "Wilderness Colors" Zhang Daqian (Chinese, 1899–1983) Album of four leaves; ink and color on paper Each painting: 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (26.7 x 21 cm) Gift of Mark Shrum Pratt, 2002 Landscape Painting in Chinese Art Traditional Chinese Painting in the Twentieth Century Central and North Asia, 1900 A.D.–present China, 1900 A.D.–present Artist / Maker / Culture Object Type / Material Wenshu Plateau in the Yellow MountainsZhang Daqian (aka Chang Dai-chien), who was mentioned in the film about the Mogao Caves yesterday, was one of the greatest artists in the 20th century, a real virtuoso who seemed to be at home in landscape, flower and portrait painting, as well as being a master at replicas of ancient works. He was so good at the latter that it is simply unknown which of the great ancient Chinese paintings hanging in galleries throughout the world are genuine, and which are Chang Dai-chien forgeries.
This dubious skill he developed to a large extent from the years he spent at Dunhuang studying the great Buddhist mural paintings in these remote desert caves. The first three of these films are paintings with music, the next two are in Mandarin only, and the last is an introduction to one book of his paintings by a reseller. There are some good online galleries of his artworks at the if this video is no longer available please leave a comment so I can update the page(the comment is not published) to see a set of stills click on the screenshot below Post by Dharma Documentaries. Christie’s sales of Chinese paintings present works spanning the classical, modern and contemporary periods, and include masters such as Xu Beihong, Fu Baoshi, Zhang Daqian and Qin Feng. Featuring striking calligraphic works and exquisite landscapes in brush and ink, our sales offer collectors and connoisseurs the opportunity to acquire works of art that celebrate the historic tradition of painting in China.
Christie’s is renowned for selling significant private collections at auction and achieving record prices for the leading artists in this category. With specialists in Hong Kong, Shanghai, New York, Paris and London, we are dedicated to sourcing works of the finest skill and provenance. Please do not hesitate to get in touch to discuss buying and selling at auction or through private sales. UPCOMING SALES FROM THIS DEPARTMENT Monday, 22 May 2017 22 May - 29 MayOnline Monday, 29 May 2017 Tuesday, 30 May 2017“Fifty thousand,” came a bid from the phones. A moment later, a man in the audience shouted, “Five hundred thousand,” upping the ante tenfold. I could feel the tension in the room from my place on the auction block. “Jumping the bid”—shouting out a much higher price—is a technique used to intimidate other bidders, putting them off their stride. As an auctioneer, it’s critical not to lose cadence, which can stop the flow of the auction and put an end to the bidding far too soon.
It’s an old technique, it’s my job as the auctioneer to overcome it. As an auction house, Skinner acts as a broker, guarding the interests of both buyers and sellers. At no point is this responsibility more important than at the moment of sale, when I have to ensure I don’t miss a single bid. “One million dollars!” came from another gentleman, and the audience broke into applause. I felt the tension beginning to ease, but call it auctioneer’s intuition, I sensed it wasn’t over yet. I called for attention, “$1.1 million? Do I hear $1.1 million?” A moment later, another hand was up, and the final bid was placed at $1,227,000 (with the buyer’s premium), far and away the highest priced lot in a spectacular auction of Asian Works of Art. And it all happened in less than a minute. Auctioning works of art is always exhilirating, even over days-long sales. Our Asian art auction, covering two days and almost 1,700 lots, was full of excitement from beginning to end.
Estimated between $880,000 and $1.28 million, the sale almost quadrupled the high end of that range, with the final lot selling just short of midnight on Saturday. The $1.1 million dollar lot I’d sold was a book of Chinese paintings and calligraphy. Jim Callahan, Skinner’s Director of Asian Works of Art, had alerted me that it would draw robust competition. This stunning album of artwork by ten renowned modern Chinese painters included works by Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), Zhang Gunian (b. 1903), and Wang Yachen (1894-1983). Depicting mountain landscapes, rockeries, birds amidst branches and water scenes, the works were created on the occasion of the 80th birthday of P.Y. Wang (Boyuan) and seemingly each artist strove to outperform the others. Provenance, so critical in Western art, is equally important in this collecting area as well. “P. Y. Wang, a patron of the arts in 20th century China, discovered fan painting was a disappearing art. He started a shop where artists could work—almost like a co-op—and Zhang Daqian directed it,” explained Jim Callahan.
“The artists working in the shop created the fans in the collection as a tribute to him.” There is no question that the market for Chinese Works of Art was vibrant in 2010. Worldwide, auction houses have seen astonishing prices driven by the burgeoning wealth of Chinese collectors who are looking to reclaim their heritage by accruing Chinese porcelain, jades, bronzes and paintings. The Wang family’s gorgeous collection of Chinese paintings in album leaves certainly deserved their place in this exciting market trend.Lotus Studio by Qi Baishi. A color shanshui (moutain-and-water) painting by Chinese artist Zhang Daqian fetched 103.5 million yuan ($15.2 million) at a Beijing sale on Saturday night. A Copy of Juran’s Landscape was created in the late 1940s and exhibits Zhang's comprehensiveness in handling the mountain-and-water technique. It illustrates his in-depth research on classical Chinese ink paintings, based on which he developed a style of his own. The painting made the top selling lot of China Guardian Auctions' "Grand View" evening sale of modern Chinese paintings.
In April, another Zhang landscape, Peach Blossom Spring, sold for HK$27 million ($35 million) at Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong, setting a record for the artist. Guardian also hammered off Beauties, a figure painting by Fu Baoshi, at 66 million yuan, and Qi Baishi's landscape, Lotus Studio, at 52.9 million yuan. The "Grand View" sale of modern Chinese paintings grossed 622.7 million yuan in total. 1 2 3 Next Page Zhang Daqian makes waves as his ink works go under the hammer MOMA to sell Zhang Daqian artwork Catch the appeal of Zhang Daqian - an evergreen artist US artist to show wife portraits in Shanghai Abstract artist's solo show in Beijing Contestants participate in embroidery contest, S China Russian dance ensemble bringing popular dance to China Elder builds ceramic palace in China's 'porcelain capital' Tim Burton brings his new dark fairy tale to China Int'l miniature art show held in Yunnan US artist to show wife portraits in Shanghai