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Wednesday, 8th April 2009

Records smashed in Hong Kong Chinese Art Sales

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World auction records for many Chinese artists were broken in Sotheby’s Hong Kong sales on Monday. Despite the financial downturn, there is still a massive demand for certain types of Chinese art among Chinese wealthy collectors…. Lin Fengmian’s rare oil painting Fishing Harvest – on the market for the first time – sold for HK $16.34 million – a record sale price for the artist. The sale fetched $88.6m (HK$691) overall, 11 percent higher than its pre-sale estimate.

In a separate sale, four of Lin Fengmian's portraits sold for $3.1 million – a price that was a great deal in...

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A recent exhibition in Nottingham showcases contemporary artists' exploration of the Communist-era space race.

Architecture - Bring Back the Railings

As part of a metal salvage drive for munitions in World War II, many of the UK’s parks and squares lost their iron railings. With the National Gallery now victim to a constant stream of commercial events in its environs, isn’t it time we got them back?