Original title: Mainland auction houses’ first Hong Kong auction in 2022 Hong Kong Huayi International Spring Auction Collection
Zhou Chunya oil painting “Standing TT” on canvas Photo courtesy of Huayi International Auction
China News Service, Beijing, May 28 (Reporter Ying Ni) From May 28 to 29, Hong Kong Huayi International 2022 Spring Auction was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong. Almost at the same time, Christie’s (Hong Kong) started shooting, and Art Basel took the lead here. Hong Kong in May belongs to art.
In this auction, Hong Kong Huayi International will launch four major sections: Contemporary Art, Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, Porcelain, Jade, Crafts, Famous Wine and Health Care, integrating Chinese and Western masterpieces, presenting a number of art museum-level blockbusters. Entering the high-profile Hong Kong art season with the overall strategy of dialogue with Chinese and Western classics and promoting new forces.
In the special modern and contemporary art special recommended by the Hong Kong Huayi International Spring Auction, the auctions include Impressionism, Asian 20th century art, the backbone of Chinese and Western contemporary art, and the active new forces born after the 1970s around the world. A total of more than 50 pieces. It is worth noting that in this year’s spring auction, Hong Kong Huayi International not only collected the largest-scale creations in the history of many artists in the auction market, which is expected to break the artist’s transaction record; it also sorted out important Chinese modern and contemporary artists Chen Danqing, Zhou Chunya, etc. The creation of the mainstay shows the progress of Chinese modern and contemporary art over the past 30 years.
Photo courtesy of Huayi International Auction of Qing Qianlong Imitation Official Glazed Three-hole Gourd Vase
It is also a highlight of this spring auction to gather the works of young artists from all over the world to present on the same stage. The works of Chinese artists Chen Ke, Huang Yuxing, etc. and international artists Adel Abedseyme, Adrian Gurney, etc. While forming a dialogue between them, it may lead to dialogue between collection groups of different ages and cultural backgrounds. According to the auction transaction data of artworks in recent years, artists born in the 1970s and 1980s frequently set new records and entered the price echelon of one million yuan or even ten million yuan, becoming a vital component of the contemporary art market. Whether the performance of Hong Kong Huayi International’s young artists’ works will be further improved, the market response is worth looking forward to.
The Chinese painting and calligraphy section will carefully introduce about 50 ancient and modern painting and calligraphy works. The masterpieces of art giants such as Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong, and Lin Fengmian will gather together, showing the brilliance and height of the 20th century art world. Gao Qifeng, Zhao Shao’ang and other Lingnan masters have compromised and integrated creations, showing a unique Lingnan style.
Gao Qifeng’s “Roaring Mountains and Rivers” is a collection of inscriptions or inscriptions by famous artists such as Gao Jianfu, Zhao Shao’ang, Yang Shanshen, etc. Photo courtesy of Huayi International Auction
In fact, launching the Hong Kong Spring Auction at the moment is not an easy task. The relevant person in charge of Hong Kong Huayi International said that on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland, such a move is a necessary cultural responsibility. On the one hand, it is a resonance for collectors to restore confidence in the market; on the other hand, Hong Kong, as one of the three major art auction exchanges in the world, alongside New York and London, has always focused the attention of many collectors and art lovers. Looking at the times is not beneficial to the city’s art market, and it also weakens Hong Kong’s international radiating power as an exporter of Chinese culture and art. Therefore, in the context of the global economic downturn, Christie’s, one of the Western auction giants, emphasizes the importance of the oriental art market, and it is commendable that Hong Kong Huayi International focuses on Chinese modern and contemporary art and promotes new forces.
In recent years, the government has launched a series of favorable policies to support the development of the art market. In December 2021, six ministries and commissions issued the “Opinions on Strengthening the Management of Private Collections of Cultural Relics and Promoting the Orderly Development of the Cultural Relics Market”. Framework Agreement on Strategic Cooperation for the Integration and Standardization of the Cultural Relics Market. From 2022, my country will implement zero tariffs on oil paintings and other artworks over 100 years old. The introduction of this series of policies is a major benefit for art collections.
Huayi International Auction, which originated in Guangzhou and then “Guangdong, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai”, has been devoted to creating an art ecology that gathers four places for many years since it entered Hong Kong at the end of 2018. The relevant person in charge of Hong Kong Huayi International said that Huayi International’s restart and progress with the differentiated positioning of “Guangdong, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai” is a prudent move to actively embrace opportunities and policies. (Finish)Return to Sohu, see more
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