The leisurely life of rebirth

Both auction companies have long been famous. After more than two hundred years, Sotheby's has gradually established its position as the leading brother in the international antiques and art market.

Hiding gold in troubled times, playing with antiques in prosperous times, Sotheby's large-scale expansion also occurred after World War II, when the international art market gradually took shape. Sotheby's also developed in the direction of globalization, and gradually monopolized the international market for important artworks.

In the early 1960s, Sotheby's entered the United States and established the first international auction house in the United States. In the 1970s, Sotheby's successively expanded its auction business to international cities around the world and set up offices in major cities around the world.

Collecting artworks from all over the world, gradually forming the pattern and norms of international art auctions.

In the late 1950s, Sotheby's annual turnover was only over 6 million pounds, but by 1980, the annual turnover had reached hundreds of millions of pounds. It is worthy of being No. 1, and its rapid development is astonishing. From another aspect, it is also

It is said that the economic boom has created a large number of wealthy people to decorate their appearance and are eager to get rid of the suspicion of nouveau riche.

Christie's Auction House, also formerly known as Christie's Auction House, is one of the world's leading art auction houses. The auction items bring together rare works of art, watches, jewelry, cars and wines from all over the world. Now, Christie's has established an office

It is distributed in a total of 90 major cities around the world, and auctions are held regularly in 16 locations around the world.

As one of the international art trading centers, the Hong Kong market is more inclusive. Its huge market growth potential has attracted many auction houses to hold auctions in Hong Kong. As a sector with great potential in the Hong Kong market, the modern and contemporary art market is also

Loved by auction houses.[

The auction venue is set up in the hotel exhibition hall of the Mandarin Hotel.

The Mandarin Hotel is located on Connaught Road in Central. This famous five-star hotel is regarded as a "Landmark of Central" and overlooks the view of Victoria Harbor. Since its opening, the hotel has been renovated from the lobby, oil paintings to the charcoal grill in the steakhouse.

, has always maintained the British tradition, and the hotel has won many world-class awards for its noble service.

There are countless international celebrities who have stayed in the hotel's luxurious rooms. Today's auction naturally invites Hong Kong's rich and famous people. Because they want to donate generously! How can it be done without the 'God of Wealth'!

However, these people are not all antique collectors. Many of them come with the intention of making connections, and some want to take the opportunity to show off their financial resources. But no matter what, Fang Monan and the others arrived

During the exhibition, scenes of people shaking hands, exchanging greetings, and pointing and complimenting each other at the exhibits in the glass display cases could be seen everywhere in the exhibition hall.

In fact, Han Zhiqian has already received the album for today's auction, which has clear pictures and introductions to the items, so buyers can check in advance to see if there is anything they like.

Today, the men all went out, including Yuan Zhaoying and He Junyao, while the women took their children to play in Ocean Park. Except for Fang Monan and He Shuhui. Women are not very free when they have children.

The exhibition hall is splendid, and there are many famous collections included this time. Antiques, jades, calligraphy and paintings, etc. are all isolated and placed for visitors to appreciate. These objects have been on display here for three days and will be auctioned tonight.

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In the early 1990s, although the global economy began to enter an economic downturn, Sotheby's already knew how to manage the boom cycle of the art market. It had seen several rounds of ups and downs. The business was sound and impressive, especially in the art market.

In the late 1980s, it seemed that anything could happen. In the last few years, auction prices continued to rise to unimaginable levels. For this reason, the auction industry also attracted unprecedented attention from the global media. In 1989, Softe

The total value of Impressionist and modern art works sold in New York and London was as high as US$1.1 billion.

It cannot but be said that Sotheby's has its own way of running a business. No matter what the real economy is like, it has its own magic weapon for survival.

Fang Monan and the others arrived early, so they went separately in the exhibition hall to take a look at these art treasures.

While men with wives went to look at jewelry and jades, Fang Monan, Han Zhiqian, He Junyao and Yuan Zhaoying went to the calligraphy, painting and porcelain areas.

In the calligraphy and painting area, most of them are Chinese contemporary paintings. There is Zhang Daqian

And China, hehe... The goal set by the end of this century is to achieve a per capita GDP quadrupling compared to 1980 when our country's population will increase by about 300 million compared with 1980. "Poverty will be basically eliminated and people's living standards will be improved."

Achieve a moderately prosperous level."

Those who live in warehouses know etiquette, those who have enough food and clothing know honor and disgrace, and those who are well fed and clothed can be willing to improve their spiritual pursuits. In later generations, auction prices often set new records, which also reflects from one side that a few people have become rich.

"Wen Zhengming, a great artist of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, painted a picture of a high pine valley." Han Zhiqian stepped forward quickly and looked at a calligraphy and painting hanging on the wall. The inscription: A small weir leads to a pond with a winding path, and a cold stream washes away the pine breeze.

I am busy seeing the painting just born, and I am as leisurely as in the painting. Zheng Ming. Seal: "Zheng" and "Ming" (Zhu Wenlian Pearl Seal)

"Tsk...what a good thing!" Han Zhiqian clasped his hands together with admiration on his face. He looked up and down and said, "Not bad, not bad."

"Like it so much?" Fang Monan looked at his excited look and stepped forward to see the starting price, two million, "Yeah! It's really not expensive. Just buy it if you like it!"

Wen Zhengming's writings always have an unearthly air of freshness, a high style and a clear style.

The axis of "Picture of Pines and Gorges" is Wen Zhengming's fine-brushed landscape work in light crimson. The scenery of this picture is complex, with overlapping mountains, mist rising between the mountains, waterfalls and springs cascading over each other, forming streams. There are dense pines and cypresses on the rocky slopes of the mountains.

, foothill platform

There are Chonglou, a village house, a courtyard, a water pavilion, and a pine-yin stream. One person is sitting on a stone watching the waterfall, two people are strolling in the Berlin, and one person is looking at the mountain scenery in the water pavilion. The artistic conception of the picture is high and deep, showing the literati's travels.

The elegant taste of the mountains and forests.

Wen Zhengming's paintings are good at landscapes, orchids, bamboos, figures, flowers and other subjects, especially landscapes. His paintings mostly describe the courtyards of Jiangnan, Hushan and literati life, with stable layout and bold brushwork. In his early years, his painting style was meticulous and careful, in his middle age, he was extensive, and in his later years,

It is mellow and straight, with both thick and fine strokes, and thick writing is the most valuable, so it is called "rough writing".

This painting of a pine ravine was made in his later years. The brushwork in this painting is meticulous, and the mountains and rocks are drawn with fine brushstrokes. Then, short strokes are used to cover the texture with hemp and raindrops, and the ink color is light.

The leaves of pines and cypresses are scratched and dotted. The leaves are clipped carefully and carefully, and the brush is more careful and delicate.

In the picture, there are slopes and hills, and the mountains connect the high and deep mountains from near to far. The meandering streams pass through them, forming the correspondence between the corners of the shapes and the changes of the flow. The trees on the slopes and foothills are tall and straight,

It not only connects the scenery before and after, but also enhances the sense of depth of spatial distance. This composition of hills and mountains stacked upward is intended to enhance the two-dimensional decorative effect of landscape paintings, while visually retaining a profound sense of space.

"It's worth collecting." Fang Monan commented pertinently.

Fang Monan is naturally not as proficient in appreciating these works of art as Han Zhiqian, and she speaks eloquently. However, her eyesight is unmatched by ordinary people. She can judge the authenticity with a single glance.

However, in terms of appreciation ability, the influence of various antique calligraphy and paintings in the space is not the same. In particular, the calligraphy and painting in the space should have been burned or sunk to the bottom of the river with history, and these were collected by emperors for generations.

world-famous products.

They were all taken into space, but it was a pity that they could never see the light of day.

"These are all authentic works." The fat man asked with wide round eyes.

"What nonsense are you talking about? If it's false, it won't ruin your reputation!" Han Zhiqian patted the fat man on the shoulder and said.

Those who do auctions naturally have appraisers. Of course, these appraisers cannot guarantee that all the auction items are authentic. Tigers still have their naps, not to mention human eyesight.

Of course, the auction house is not responsible for the appraisal of the items collected. It is difficult to distinguish the authenticity of antiques. The auction house cannot maintain the authenticity and cannot afford the authenticity. The reason why it is displayed before the auction is for enthusiasts to authenticate it in person.

Authenticity, if you are struck by an eagle, you can only admit that you are unlucky. This is really a blessing for the buyer. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote, monthly vote, your

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