Christie’s
New York – Da Christie’s la settimana di aste dedicata all’arte asiatica (11/14 settembre 2012) ha totalizzato complessivamente $44,735,075 (HK$346,768,407/ ₤27,539,785/ €34,488,525)
Jonathan Stone, Chairman and International Head, Asian Art, said: “An 18th century Joseon dynasty blue and white dragon jar, selling for $3.2 million, led a dynamic and diverse series of sales. This week’s auctions, exhibitions, and events demonstrated again Christie’s commitment to all cultures and epochs of Asian art. Other highlights included Hasegawa Tonin’s screens, Egrets and ducks in a winter landscape ($626,500), Vasudeo S. Gaitonde’s painting, Untitled, ($962,500), a thangka of the Green Tara, a world auction record for a Tibetan painting ($1,762,500), and the 12th-10th century B.C. archaic bronze, zun ($1,426,500). There was global participation, reflecting a world-wide demand for the greatest objects of Asian art.”
JAPANESE & KOREAN ART
11 settembre 2012
totale: $9,116,600, £5,652,292, €7,110,948
TOP LOT:
Lot193
An Important and Monumental Blue
and White Porcelain Dragon Jar
Joseon dynasty (18th century)
Estimate on request
Price realized: $3,218,500
SOUTH ASIAN MODERN + CONTEMPORARY ART
12 settembre 2012
$7,060,625, £4,377,588, €5,507,288
TOP LOT:
Lot 315
Vasudeo S. Gaitonde, Untitled, oil on canvas, Painted in 1969
Estimate: $400,000 – $600,000
Price realized: $962,500
INDIAN & SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART
12 settembre 2012
$7,670,750, £4,755,865, €5,983,185
TOP LOT:
Lot 558
A Rare and Important Thangka of the Green Tara, Tibet, 12th/ 14th Century
Estimate: $400,000 – $600,000
Price realized: $1,762,500
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR A TIBETAN PAINTING
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ASIAN ART REFERENCE BOOKS INCLUDING SELECTIONS FROM THE C.T. LOO LIBRARY
13 settembre 2012
$1,290,825, £800,312, €993,935
100% by lot/100% by $
TOP LOT:
Lot 810
Mizuno, Seiichi, and Toshio Nagahiro. Yun-Kang The Buddhist Cave-Temples of the Fifth Century A.D. in North China. Kyoto: Jimbunkagaku Kenkyusho Kyoto University, 1951-1956.
Estimate: $5,000-$7,000
Price realized: $74,500
FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART
13-14 settembre 2012
$19,596,275, £11,953,728, €14,893,169
TOP LOT:
Lot 1226
A Rare Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel, Zun
Late Shang/Early Western Zhou Dynasty, 12th-10th Century BC
Estimate: $200,000 – $300,000
Price realized: $1,426,500
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Sotheby’s
Da Sotheby’s le aste sono state tre e hanno rispettivamente totalizzato:
10 settembre 2012
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
totale:
2,629,525 USD
11/12 settembre 2012
Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art
totale:
26,985,314 USD
13 settembre 2012
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings
totale: 16,527,313 USD
Henry Howard-Sneyd, Vice Chairman, Asian Art at Sotheby’s : “This is the highest total for a various owner Chinese Works of Art sale at Sotheby’s New York in over five years. The exceptional $27 million total is a testament to our global team work and especially the strength of the New York department which is now led by the recently appointed Dr. Tao Wang. This New York sale is the first major auction in this category globally this season and is a good indicator of the continuing international demand for the very best Chinese Art.”
Dr. Tao Wang, Head of the Chinese Works of Art Department at Sotheby’s New York : “I am thrilled with the result of the first auction I have attended at Sotheby’s. We saw exceptional demand across the sale which drove the total to such heights. Collectors from around the world were drawn to high-quality pieces with distinguished provenance particularly that of museums as can be seen with the $2 million Wucai ‘Fish’ Jar And Cover from The Walters Museum and the property from The Masaki Museum in Japan, as well as the large number of private US collections represented in the sale.”
