The Chinese - they like Victorian art!
November 29 2011
Picture: Sotheby's
Hallelujah, rejoice: it seems the Chinese are becoming seriously interested in Western art. At Sotheby's New York last year, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema's The Finding of Moses fetched a staggering $36 million, shocking the art world. The estimate had been $3-5m, aready strong perhaps in an area of the art market percieved as a little last season. But according to Forbes, the price came about because of strong bidding from a Russian bidder, a Middle Eastern bidder, and a Chinese bidder. The Chinese won. Is it only a matter of time before they turn to Constable, Van Dyck, Titian, Rubens, Turner, Velazquez etc. etc.?
