Video of the week: Qi Baishi's eagle soars to $65.5m World Record price

Video of the week: Qi Baishi's eagle soars to $65.5m World Record price
 

 

Monday's $65.5m Qi Baishi sale set a new world record for a contemporary Chinese painting.

The Beijing auction suggests that Qi Baishi could soon by vying with Warhol and Picasso for title of the world's most valuable artist.

 

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