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The Oil Paintings and Sculpture Department is one of the longest established departments at China Guardian and staged its first auction in the spring of 1994, adding sculpture to the portfolio in the spring of 1995.
The department handles art pieces by modern and contemporary artists, as well as early masters. At the first auction in the spring of 1994, a record for Chinese oil painting was set by Chen Yifei's ¡°Shandi Feng¡±, which sold for 2.86 million RMB. Liu Chunhua's ¡°Chairman Mao Going to Anyuan¡±, which sold for 6.05 million RMB, set the world record for Chinese oil paintings at that time.
The market for oil paintings has been growing steadily since the mid 1990s and has seen rapid growth since 2003. This significant growth is due at least partly to an expanding customer base that includes young Chinese entrepreneurs, and underlines the increasing importance of oil paintings as a collection category. In 2005, we saw another major leap, with over 200 million RMB total sales, and it is evident that there are no signs of slowing any time soon. |
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| Notable Department Achievements |
| 1994 |
¡°Shandi Feng¡± by Chen Yifei sets a record for Chinese oil painting at 2.86 million RMB. |
| 1995 |
¡°Chairman Mao Going to Anyuan¡± by Liu Chunhua sets the world record for Chinese oil painting at 6.05 million RMB. |
| 1997 |
¡°Xishuangbanna¡± by Ting Shaokuang sells for 3.96 million RMB. |
| 1999 |
¡°The Melody of Xunyang¡± by Chen Yifei sells for 2.97 million RMB. |
| 2003 |
¡°Scenery¡± by Wu Zuoren sells at 3.52 million RMB. |
| 2003 |
¡°Mending the Sky¡± by Cai Guoqiang, sells for 209,000 RMB. |
| 2003 |
¡°Catching Train¡± by Gao Xiaohua, sells for 3.63 million RMB. |
| 2004 |
¡°Snow in Beijing ¡± by Wu Guanzhong, sells at 3.63 million RMB. |
| 2004 |
¡°No. 5-4-99¡± by Zao Wuki sells for 1.21 million RMB. |
| 2005 |
¡°Violinist¡± by Jin Shangyi sells at 3.63 million RMB. |
| 2005 |
¡°Sun in Remote Mountains ¡± by Wang Yidong sells at 5.06 million RMB. |
| 2005 |
¡°Son¡± by Liu Xiaodong sells for 1.98 million RMB. |
| 2005 |
¡°Chairman Mao Overlooking Guangdong¡± by Chen Yanning sells for 10.12 million RMB. |
| 2005 |
¡°Golden Field¡± by Wu Guanzhong, sells at 5.5 million RMB. |
| 2005 |
¡°Coca-Cola¡± by Wang Guangyi, sells at 935,000 RMB. |
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