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Traditional Chinese landscape painting sold at $50 million

A traditional Chinese ink-wash painting has been sold for a whopping 345 million yuan, or approximately US$50 million in the China Guardian auction on Monday.

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Traditional Chinese landscape painting sold at $50 million

AtraditionalChineseink-washpaintinghasbeensoldforawhopping345millionyuan,orapproximatelyUS$50millionintheChinaGuardianauctiononMonday.Thebuyerwasreportedtobeane

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Art community remains divided over Caravaggio found in French attic

AnoriginalCaravaggiooramasterfake?ThisisthequestionthatcontinuestobefuddlearthistoriansandexpertsaboutapaintingdiscoveredinaFrenchatticthreeyearsago.The400-year

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Master's stroke

The late painter Lin Fengmian, who challenged convention, is honored with a display of his works in Beijing. Lin Qi reports.

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Li Huayi's self-discovery in creation

The Chinese contemporary artist, Li HuaYi, jokes that he was once young and naïve and was once influenced by the surrounding environment that led him to the obsession of the exotic world.

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Painting found in French attic is $137 million Caravaggio, say experts

A painting found in the attic of a house in southwest France two years ago was attributed to the Italian master Caravaggio by private French experts who hailed its discovery on Tuesday as a great event in the history of art.