薑還是老的辣

薑還是老的辣                               作者：王詩涵 教授    

2013年上半年美國的藝術品銷售，因戰後和當代藝術銷售量史料未及的增長，紐約拍賣總成交額增長7%，印象派及現代藝術幾乎占今年全球藝術品銷售總額的1/3，有力推動了藝術品指?的上揚，但因中國市場委縮，中國銷售總?下降14%、英國的銷售總額也下降7%。

2013年上半年，全球拍賣價最貴的十位藝術家分別是：巴勃羅‧畢加索 (2.2610億美元)、張大千 (1.8030億美元)、巴斯奎特 (1.6920億美元)、齊白石 (1.38億美元)、安迪‧沃霍爾 (1.3710億美元)、里希特 (1.2310億美元)、莫奈 (1.12億美元)、羅伊‧利希滕斯坦 (1.015億美元)、莫迪里阿尼 (9130萬美元)、杰克遜‧波洛克 (7960萬美元)。

6月18日2013年晚上，倫敦佳士得《印象派和現代藝》夜場拍賣，成交總額達1億40萬美元。倫敦蘇富比的《印象派及現代藝術》晚間拍賣也不落人後，總成交達1.6億英鎊，成交達98%。

藝術品投資市場的魅力無人能擋，只能說藝術品一直都是稀缺的，市場價格從整體而論、年平均總收益、長期投資報酬率都是處於上漲的趨勢。

 

Established Masters Still Command the Art Auction Market      

By Prof. Gu Xiao Jin    
 
Due to the unexpected sales growth in post-war and contemporary artworks, total value from New York auctions increased by 7% in the first half of 2013, indicating the up-trend in U.S. Impressionist and contemporary artworks accounted for one-third of the auctioned items. China, on the other hand, had seen a 14% decrease in sales, and U.K. market had contracted by 7% in the same period.
In the first half of 2013, the top 10 artists worldwide in terms of prices paid for their artworks are: Pablo Picasso ($226.1 Million), Chang Dai-Chien ($180.3 Million), Jean-Michel Basquiat ($169.2 Million), Qi BaiShi ($138 Million), Andy Warhol ($137.1 Million), Hans Richter ($123.1 Million), Claude Monet ($112 Million), Roy Lichtenstein ($101.5 Million), Amedeo Modigliani ($91.3 Million), and Jackson Pollock ($79.6 Million).
In the evening of June 18th, 2013, Christie’s London held an impressionist and contemporary artwork night auction. The total value reached US$140 Million. Sotheby’s London also had an impressionist and contemporary artwork night auction and the result was even more impressive: £160 Million (in British Pound). 98% of the scheduled items were auctioned off.
The enchantment of the art investment market is irresistible. The main reason is that great artworks are rare. Prices overall, annual average gains and long-term investment returns are all in upward trends.