Chinese Painting Sales - 2016
The article notes -
The new records in
modern and contemporary art confirm the trend which began recently, notably
with the new record reached by ZHANG Daqian (1899-1983), the Chinese Picasso…
The sale of Zhang Daqian’s works generated more than $300 million in 2016,
although the market has quietened down compared to 2014 when his works raised
more than $500m in one year.