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THE MAGAZINE AUCTION RESULTS INTERNATIONAL
HK$645.3 M
Fu Baoshi, Zeng Fanzhi…
After the glowing success of this second session of sales, Poly Auction has bolstered its position in Hong Kong. The five
auctions that took place on 6 and 7 April, bringing together jewellery, watches, objects d’art, paintings and calligraphy,
totalled HK$645.3 M, with more than 80% of the lots sold. Although a beautiful Famille Rose vase with an imperial
inscription created a surprise by selling at HK$19.55 M (three times its low estimate), more than half the total came
from the warm welcome given to the graphic arts, which were in fact the highlight of this session. The top price
(HK$17.25 M) was awarded to two works, ‘Returning home amid rain’ by Fu Baoshi and ‘Mao’s Song poem of snow
No.2’ by Zeng Fanzhi who also sold a work from his ‘Mask’ series for HK$10.35 M. Worth noting as well were the fine
results achieved by Xu Beihong: although ‘Bamboo’, a minor work, went no higher than HK$517,500, ‘Two magpies on
pine tree’ and ‘Horse’ sold for HK$10.46 and HK$12.65 M respectively. Likewise, this time for Wu Guangzhong, ‘Tigers’
and ‘Yunnan village’ found buyers at HK$12.65 and 14.95 M respectively. A ‘Tibetan Family’ by Chen Yi Fei sold for
HK$8.28 M, and Qiu Ying’s ‘Spring River’ surged up to HK$13.8 M. Finally, we can mention two of the best-known
modern Chinese artists in France, Chu Teh-Chun and Zao Wou-ki: two pictures by the former, ‘Composition no. 59’ and
‘Evocation A’, fetched similar prices (HK$7.13 and HK$7.59 M), while ‘Clear Spring’ by the latter tripled its estimate,
selling for HK$10.35 M.All in all, the modern and contemporary works doubled their initial estimates, selling for an
average price of HK$2.75 M. A success which has clearly given wings to the organiser of these sales... Xavier Narbaïts
120 GAZETTE DROUOT INTERNATIONAL I N° 25
HK$ 17,250,000
Zeng Fanzhi
(b.1964 ), "Mao’s
song poem of
snow, no. 2",
215 x 330 cm.