On July 3, 2023, Beijing Poly Auction's 2023 Spring Art Auction will be grandly opened at Beijing International Trade Hotel. A total of more than 150 items were auctioned in New Painting Night Show] and [Modern and Contemporary Art Night Show], with a total turnover of more than 78 million yuan.

A total of 21 million-level auctions were born, and five auctions were above 3 million. Shang Yang's "Long Worker" was sold for 9.2 million yuan, Zeng Fanzhi's "Fire" was sold for 4.37 million yuan, Luo Zhongli's "Nostalgia Series-Crossing the River" was sold for 3.91 million yuan, Zhang Enli's "Miscellaneous Things (2)" He Duoling & Tang Wen & Li Xiaoming & Pan Lingyu "We Sang This Song" sold for 3.45 million yuan;

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1) The sales of new paintings are stable and many artists set new records
Led by Huang Yuxing's "Carnivora: Panda Branch" 2.99 million, Chen Fei, Chen Ke, Huang Yuxing, and Ma Ke all produced a million-level lot. In addition, Chimney, Ouyang Chun, Huang Yuxing, Ma Ke, Gao Yu all put up two lots, 100% sold.

Zhao Gang broke the artist's personal record; Chimney, Yang Bodu and many other artists set the third highest price for an artist;

2) The transaction situation of the backbone of Chinese contemporary art
This topic brings together the backbone of Chinese contemporary art such as Shang Yang, Xu Bing, Luo Zhongli, Zeng Fanzhi, Leng Jun, Tan Ping, Zhang Enli, etc. Artists reveal their profound influence on society with their personal creations think. Among them, Shang Yang's "Long Worker" was sold for 9.2 million yuan, Zeng Fanzhi's "Fire" was sold for 4.37 million yuan, and Luo Zhongli's "Nostalgia Series-Crossing the River" was sold for 3.91 million yuan.

3) Bidding between online and online buyers

The number plates for the purchase of 4 artworks in this market are [9389], Ouyang Chun's "Little Stream", Zhao Zhao's "Starry Sky", Zhang Yingnan's "Top of the Mountain", and Chimney's "Haircut";

The number plate of the 3 artworks purchased in this venue is [9166], Chen Fei's "Still Painting? ! 1&2", Huang Yuxing's "River", Qin Qi's "Danger Don't Approach".

Modern and Contemporary Art Night Show
The total turnover is 42.4925 million yuan
 

Key auction items

Shang Yang's "Long Worker" sold for 8 million It was hammered down for RMB 9.2 million and commission was added, and it was won by the number plate [9033]. "The Long Worker" is a simple work, and the arrangement can be briefly analyzed: there are five farmers in the picture, four standing in front, and one following behind. Just as Shang Yang said, the picture has a kind of flatness, without emphasizing the effect of light and shadow, the depiction is quite freehand, and the composition is quite simple. A touch of mountain scenery in the distance sets off the outline of the figure. They are standing and looking forward, they are planning the construction of farmland water conservancy in their own village. Although they are just standing, they have their own personalities.

Zeng Fanzhi's "Fire" was sold for 3.8 million yuan with a commission of 4.37 million yuan, sold by 【9189 】The license plate was won. As the most successful contemporary Chinese artist and the most successful artist in the market, Zeng Fanzhi started a new turn after 2000: "random brushwork" similar to cursive script in traditional Chinese calligraphy began to appear in large numbers in his paintings.

Luo Zhongli's "Nostalgia Series-Crossing the River" was sold for 3.4 million yuan with a commission of 3.91 million yuan. 【9692】The number plate is competitive. Luo Zhongli's favorite painting subject is the comfortable farm life in Daba Mountain, Sichuan. He will spend his whole life depicting the natural expression of these mountain farmers simple emotion. There is no rendering of grand scenes in the works, what remains are pure and true images, and the characters are honest and simple, which makes the content and form achieve a perfect unity.

Chinese New Painting Night Show
The total turnover is 19.3315 million yuan
 

Key auction items

Huang Yuxing's "Carnivora: Pandaidae" was hammered down at 2.6 million yuan, with a commission of 2.99 million yuan, and was won by the number plate 【9050】. "Carnivora: Pandaidae" is the prelude to the "Changing History of Life" series of works. Its tone has shown a certain kind of pure darkness and exquisiteness. The "cold feeling of the industrial age" is the instinctive reaction of the artist when his mental state is squeezed by social reality. How other countries treat pandas is related to the face of Chinese people. The role of pandas has once again changed from a simple biological distortion to a tool for political and cultural games between China and foreign countries.

Chen Fei's "Still Drawing? ! 1&2" was hammered down at RMB 1.8 million, plus a commission of RMB 2.07 million, won by the license plate [9166].   Chen Fei wrote in "Still Painting? ! 1&2" does not conceal the fun and frivolity bred in the trend culture at all, just like the movie shot at the moment when the protagonist is raided, where did the scraper come from? How does the main character react after losing his hand? These plots are left to the audience's imagination outside the screen, and the ordinary scenes in daily life become gorgeous and absurd under Chen Fei's pen, leading the audience to experience the bizarre and psychedelic outside of real life. 
 

Huang Yuxing's "River" was sold for 1.15 million yuan with a commission of 1.3225 million yuan. It was won by the number plate 【9166】. Created in 2014, "River" is the representative work of this series. The artist uses color to convey the texture of psychological activities and the perception of the spiritual level. Spreading, the psychedelic light above the distant horizon soars into the sky, and the melancholy blue, vibrant yellow, and deep and intense red collide and cooperate in the light. Huang Yuxing uses horizontal line composition to divide the picture from top to bottom, highlighting the coexistence of eternity and change. Visual tension achieves an ultimate harmony.

Modern and Contemporary Art Day Session
Total turnover 1636.11 10,000 yuan

Key auction items

Shang Yang's "Album-28" was hammered down for 1.15 million yuan, plus a commission of 1.3225 million yuan.

Geng Jianyi's "Forever Shine——Great Unity" was hammered down at RMB 700,000, plus a commission of RMB 805,000.

Many artists set new auction records

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