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Shimmering Lake and Mountain Colours (1949)
By Zhang Daqian
Ink and colour on paper; hanging scroll
Size: 118 x 52.5 cm
Estimated price: $2.05-2.56 million
At the end of this month, Sotheby’s Hong Kong will be offering a single-owner collection of works by the renowned Chinese artist Zhang Daqian. Regarded as “the greatest Chinese artist of the last 500 years”, Zhang Daqian overtook Picasso’s position in 2011 as the world’s top selling artist at auction. Continue reading
