Art auction focus shifts to high-priced boutique

Market rebound situation has been set If the market adjustment period is mainly said that collectors tend to shrink the "front line", shot carefully, and the seller is also holding the goods reluctant sellers, then there are more and more signals that the market is picking up, has entered the rising channel . First of all, Hong Kong and Beijing have frequent high prices in the spring auction; secondly, there are fine auction scenes and sellers are shipping; in addition, auction night markets characterized by “high-grade and high prices” are increasing.

The first round of the spring auction in Beijing has just settled. China’s Guardian reported a total turnover of nearly 2.65 billion yuan in the spring auction this year; this weekend will also usher in the second round of Hong Kong’s spring auction led by Christie’s Hong Kong; From the weekend, the second round of spring shooting in Beijing will also begin with the successive citations of Beijing Poly and Beijing Bianshi. Throughout these three rounds of auctions, China’s Guardian promoted quality products for the 20th anniversary of the Daqing, turning the focus of all aspects of the market on high-priced products, pushing up the auction prices, driving the market to heat up quickly, and forming a turning point in the bottom of the market.

Beijing's first round: High prices frequently appear at the beginning of the spring auction in 2013. The market presents a special paradox: On the one hand, the buyers are active in buying, and all the artworks in the plates and prices are actively traded; on the other hand, the boutiques on the market are rare and hardly visible. The price of a single piece of work reached a record of over 30 million yuan. This paradox highlights the bottleneck in the difficulty of collecting bids by auction companies and causes the art market to have high demand for auctions.

At this time, Beijing’s second round of spring shooting coincided with the 20th anniversary of China’s Guardian, and it pushed for high-quality products and high prices. According to statistics, the auction price of more than 10 million yuan reached 39, and there were 3 pieces of more than 50 million yuan. Looking at the auction records of the Guardian, you can see the distinct characteristics of the current market conditions: Although the market of the painting and calligraphy part has been hit hardest, it is still the main force of the transaction and it is expected that it will be able to grasp the situation during the rising stage of the market.

Hong Kong's second round: Hong Kong's second round of spring auctions, which will be launched next weekend, will be headed by Hong Kong Christie's. Christie's adheres to the consistent fine line, such as the 20th century and contemporary art, and overseas Chinese artists such as Zao Wou-ki, Chu Teh-chun, and Chang Yu are still the main players. But Zhou Chunya also had a series of paper works: the earliest was the 1979 watercolor "In School", the latest was the 1990 oil paint "Sheep (Self Portrait)", and charcoal painting "Dressing" in 1987-1988. Women in Headscarves, Masks, and The Chinese were once again tested after the autumn auction of a group of German private collections of Zhou Chunya's early works. In the porcelain handicrafts section, the “Extremely Luxurious - European Private Collection of Imperial Silk Crafts” was launched. One of the 80.6-meter-high “Qinglong Long 掐 珐琅 珐琅 珐琅 珐琅” was estimated to have been worth 12 million yuan. 18 million Hong Kong dollars.

Hong Kong Sotheby's [Microblog] will hold a special auction of "Mei Yun Tang Zang Zhang Da Qian Painting" at the same time as Christie's Spring Auction. 25 pieces of Zhang Daqian's paintings are made on the auction floor for the first time.

Beijing second round: focus on high prices This year's spring auction is the first big bet for Beijing Bianshi, which merged with Shanghai Hengli Auction Company at the end of the year and the first major action was the first launch of “Chengdao – Chinese calligraphy and painting night "It became the biggest highlight of the second round of spring shooting in Beijing. According to the information released by Beijing Bianshi, the night scene includes three sections: First, important works by Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian, Fu Baoshi, Xu Beihong, and other master artists, such as Qi Baishi's "Song Yingtu" and Fu Baoshi's "After Chibi", Xu Beihong “Chai Zhi Tu” and so on; followed by “Thematic Creation”, such as Zhang Shanzhao’s “Twelve Gold Medals”, Huang Xi’s “Great National Solidarity”, Jiang Zhaohe’s “Nine Lantu”, etc.; once again a famous modern Chinese painting artist, such as the Shanghai-based Zhao Zhiqian. “Fan Fan Painting and Calligraphy”, Wu Changshuo’s “Drunkness”, and Fu Lei’s above-mentioned Huang Binhong’s Song Feng Qin Yun and Hushan Mountain’s Rain.

As a special auction system developed by western developed countries for high-end buyer groups, the night market was introduced by Christie's and Poly to the Chinese art market from 2007 to 2008, and Guardian’s “Grand View” was used to the extreme. Nowadays, Beijing Evening is also launching a night market. It is nothing more than the return of the market to high prices. For example, in the night market, only Zhang Daqian has "Tianshi Cave", "Li Deyu Meets Visitors", "Qiu Mufang Hui" and "Four Flowers Screen". And so on more than one boutique. It is almost certain that Zhang Daqiang, who was ignited from Beijing’s first round of the Guardian “Da Guan”, will be burnt to Beijing’s second round of spring shooting after Christie’s and Sotheby’s took on the second round of Hong Kong’s payroll. This is conducive to the rapid recovery of market conditions into the rising channel.

Beijing Baoli won this year with a large scale and launched a total of about 50 special events. In an interview with reporters, Zhao Xu, an executive director, emphasized that this is the most complete and most mature of Poly's years, and there are bright spots in all sectors. Zhao Xu believes that due to a large number of newcomers entering the market, the market is very popular and the transaction is ideal, but the transaction price is slightly lower than in 2010 and 2011, perhaps because the old buyer bought a lot of art in the past two years, so he is cautious. However, new buyers entering the market are very powerful incentives for the market.

Quotes may be rising, and may be a golden opportunity for buyers to enter the market, but the industry also reminded buyers that whether it is for investment purposes or only for personal preferences, the grasp of the quality of the work is still the core of the collection, cut Do not miss out on good works because of high prices, and do not receive mediocre works because of low prices. The price will fluctuate constantly, and the quality of the work is constant, so consideration of price is always second.