Christie’s Claims First Independent Art Auction in Mainland China – artmarketblog.com Christie’s will become the first international art auction house to operate independently in China when they hold their first auctions in Shanghai beginning autumn 2013. The announcement by Christie’s comes six months after Sotheby’s were granted a license to conduct auctions in China in [...]
Chinese Master Artist Xu Bangda Dies Aged 102 – artmarketblog.com Mr. Xu Bangda passed away on Feb 23,2012 at 102 years old. Xu Bangda was born on July 7 in 1911, in Shanghai. He was an honorary member of Chinese Writers Association, the National Heritage Commission to identify Standing Committee, a famous painting and calligraphy [...]
