Wu Guanzhong's painting of a fan door sells for $74.75 million, so why did the addition of a tree sell for $110 million?

In China's long cultural history, swallows are the most spiritual and a symbol of homesickness. On the contrary, that painting is within the white walls of Jiangnan. A weather-beaten ancient tree is trying its best to stretch its branches and leaves, while pairs of swallows are flying happily in the bright sky. This reflects the resilience of the Chinese people and their desire and longing for a better life. It also makes the viewer miss his hometown and marvel at the art. Such exquisite and ingenious skills, can not help but be surprised, so it is not surprising to be auctioned to hundreds of millions of dollars.

Painted a door sold for 74.75 million

"74.75 million once! 74.75 million twice! 74.75 million three times!" With the host's enthusiastic shouts, a painting of just a simple, blackened door - "Qiu Jin's Residence" - was sold at the 2011 Poly International Autumn Auction in Beijing at the exorbitant price of 74.75 million RMB. The occurrence of this event surprised countless viewers. In the words of netizens, the painting is so dark that you can't see anything clearly. But you will surely be surprised to know that the painting fetched a sky-high price of 74.75 million yuan at the Beijing Poly International Autumn Auction.

Some say it's not worth it

We find it hard to believe that a painting like this can be considered a work of art, and even harder to believe that it's from the hand of the famous Wu Guanzhong. Wu Guanzhong is not only good at painting traditional Chinese ink paintings, but also good at painting western oil paintings, and applying western oil painting techniques to traditional ink paintings, so his works have a very unique style, with simple lines and clear painting style. In Wu Guanzhong's own words, "The black door is even blacker, like a black lacquered coffin, hammered and firmer, from iron to steel". Visible, the reason why Wu Guanzhong painted this door into a black lacquer coffin in general, is to highlight the meaning of its remembrance, highlighting the Qiu Jin "Jianhu female warrior" iron backbone, at the same time, but also for the increase of the former residence of the sense of gravity and solemnity. Therefore, this is not a simple door, more like a monument, a spirit, a trust!

Old tree melting swallow, meaning more far-reaching

This is not the most surprising, Mr. Wu Guanzhong's work "Double Swallow" is sold to hundreds of millions of dollars. Two paintings in the structure is not much change, just Mr. Wu added a tree next to it. What is Wu Guanzhong's intention for this painting "Double Swallows"? The tree represents the bleakness of the hometown, but the old tree is budding, and people are looking forward to a new era. Comparison of the time when the "Double Swallow" painting into the time, which for the Chinese people, are a progressive era, so the "Double Swallow" and "Qiu Jin's former residence" can be sold to such a high price, certainly not without reason.