Zhang Daqian, "Aachensee Lake", RMB 100,800,000

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In the evening of May 17, China Guardian held the exclusive auction of "Ancient Methods and Modern Innovations––Zhang Daqian, Huang Binhong, Wu Hufan, and Contemporary Painters" in Beijing, as part of its spring aucion. Although it was late, it did not diminish the buyer’s enthusiasm.

At 11:30, with all the buyers’ expectation, Zhang Daqian’s master work “ Aachensee Lake” finally shown up. After an acute competition, “ Aachensee Lake” was sold for RMB100,800,000. It was not only the highest price for Zhang Da-qian’ artwork, but also was the monumental record for Chinese modern and contemporary painting that it broke through 100 million yuan for the first time.

“Aachensee Lake” was created by Zhang Da-qian in his later years. It was 76.2cm wide and 264.2cm long, painted on silk in splash-color. It depicted the landscape of Aachen Lake in Switzerland. It was the one of highest quality and in largest scale in his “Aachensee Lake” series. In 1960s, this painting was exhibited in many famous galleries in New York, Boston and Chicago. In 2003, it was chosen to show in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, representing Chinese modern culture. This artwork was considered the best one of all Zhang Daqian’s splash-color landscape paintings.