PARIS, March 14 — Vincent van Gogh’s works often fetch astronomical sums when they appear at auction. This is largely fuelled by voracious Asian buyers, who are driving up...
PARIS, March 14 — Vincent van Gogh’s works often fetch astronomical sums when they appear at auction. This is largely fuelled by voracious Asian buyers, who are driving up prices in the market for the Dutch painter.
Taiwanese gallerist Robert Wu bought the former for US$66.3 million at Sotheby’s in 2015, although it is possible that he was acquiring it for one of his clients; while the latter went for US$81.3 million to an anonymous Chinese buyer at Christie’s in 2017. This was the first time that a work by the artist was offered at auction on the Asian continent. The still life fetched HK$71 million , compared to an initial estimate of HK$70 to 100 million.For Marie Laureillard, a lecturer in Chinese studies at Université Lumière Lyon 2 in France, Asian buyers’ interest in Van Gogh may be linked to the tumultuous personality of the artist.
China represents 20 per cent of the world art market, according to the latest “The Art Market” report from Art Basel and UBS.
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