Works by this artist made $506m at auction last year. Who is he?
January 13 2012
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This is Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), or if you prefer, å¼ å¤§åƒ. Last year his paintings sold for more by value than any other artist in the world. Qi Bashi, whose works totaled $445.1m, finishes the year as runner up. Picasso, who has been no.1 for years, only made it to fourth place, behind Warhol. Full details at Reuters here.
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