A special 60th anniversary exhibition at the Shanghai Museum that opened this month to enormous crowds and much praise includes works from American museums including the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and The Cleveland Museum of Art. The special exhibition, Masterpieces of Early … Continue reading Chinese Landscapes from American Museums on View in Shanghai
Category: Asian Art
Judge Rules $2.6 million Painting is a Fake
A judge in England recently ruled a painting purchased for more than $2.6 million from Christie's in London is a fake. Christie's must pay Russian billionaire buyer Viktor Vekselberg the $2.6 million, plus $2.2 million in damages, according to the Daily Telegraph. Originally thought to be painted by Boris Kustodiev, the signature was allegedly made … Continue reading Judge Rules $2.6 million Painting is a Fake
Move Over Picasso, Zhang Daqian Rises as China Confirms Position as Top Art Market
In a story with a dateline of Paris, a city in a country knocked out of the top art markets several years ago, the China Post reports that the late artist Zhang Daqian 张大千 was the best-selling artist at auction in 2011. The information was provided to the paper by Artprice. Spanish great Pablo Picasso … Continue reading Move Over Picasso, Zhang Daqian Rises as China Confirms Position as Top Art Market
Stool Sold as Han in China Likely from Qing Dynasty
A stool labeled as being from the Han dynasty (roughly 200 B.C. to 220 a.d.) recently brought $220 million with a premium at auction in China. There’s only one problem, stools were not yet used in China during the Han Dynasty. According to Inside China, the jade set labeled “Han Qing Huang Yulong phoenix dressing … Continue reading Stool Sold as Han in China Likely from Qing Dynasty
Chinese Art in San Antonio Museum of Art
If, according to a director of a New York art institution, the first thing that curators should study is the neighborhood’s demography, then a collection in San Antonio will seem out of place. If an emphasis on Latino culture, with a vast selection from pre-Columbia, Spanish Colonial to contemporary, matches the city’s dominant Hispanic population, … Continue reading Chinese Art in San Antonio Museum of Art
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