四级复习资料大全阅读(30)_大学英语阅读

四级复习资料大全阅读(30)

　　Some pieces went very high, but maybe the estimates were on the high side,Chang acknowledged.

　　Of six lots by the Taiwanese artist Kuo Po Chuan, only one was sold. Sunset at Danshui went for 2.64 million dollars, at the lower end of its estimate of 2.5 million to 3 million dollars. His star lot, The Forbidden City, estimated at 5 million to 7 million dollars, failed to find a buyer. A piece from the same series was sold for a less-than-expect-ed 27.2 million dollars at a Sothebys Hong Kong auction last month.

　　Chinese collectors might have been turned off by the latest developments on the local stock market, as well as the Sichuan earthquake, he said. But I think the market prices will come back up.

　　1. Zhang Xiaoming has settled in China and she found that the Chinese contemporary art really touches her.

　　2. According to Zhang, many artists are repeating themselves.

　　3. Zhang thinks tradition, history and culture are the sources of the artistsinspiration.

　　4. Zhang is the senior global specialist and vice president for Chinese contemporary art at Sothebys in New York.

　　5. Some market professionals including Zhang pointed out that some Chinese contemporary artworks are overpriced and most collectors have began to realize it.examda.com