The Value of Art - Quality

How do the experts at Sotheby's define quality? Is it assessed by intuition or calculated through a formula? The method of appraising art varies with its category. Some artworks are evaluated based on craftsmanship, while others are judged on technical innovation or their ability to withstand the test of time.

Ian Kelleher of Sotheby's Auction House believes that all three points mentioned above are likely key to assessing quality.

 

He gives an example: The engine produced by Ferrari in 1929 is a spectacular demonstration just from its appearance. A beautiful Alfa Romeo 230 to 290, these cars were manufactured in the mid-1920s and endured races for up to 15 years after production. You wouldn't consider it just a racing car. What you see is a vehicle with about 180 horsepower that can exceed 100 miles per hour, a quality that can last a lifetime, and these cars are rarely resold.

 

Other experts also expressed their views:

 

Quality is the inherent merit of a piece of art.

 

Sometimes quality is just the skill of the artist.

 

Quality is the technical innovation in the work.

 

Can you take a closer look? Does it withstand scrutiny?

 

It's a special piece of art, a unique piece of art, an irreplaceable piece of art.

 

Quality might be something very simple, like a line, the way a person's back is drawn, or the thick texture on the surface of an oil painting.

 

A truly timeless work may be due to its evergreen beauty.

 

To practice fengshui, one must use the best quality, which has been one of Master Yun's principles since the establishment of Lotus on Water.

Julian Dawes, the co-head of Impressionist and Modern Art at Sotheby's New York, says that collectors and experts have seen many masterpieces. When they see different artworks, I mean very special artworks, that's when the true value of the artwork really takes off. But I think for us, and perhaps for collectors, quality is an intuitive feeling, perhaps the most subjective criterion of assessment.

 

Even facing such subjective criteria, I believe that placing Master Yun's fengshui art before you, you wouldn't question its quality. The golden visual effect, the shimmering brilliant colours, whether day or night, Master Yun's fengshui art always gives a sense of rich and elegant celebration. This 'expensive' quality impression is not an illusion but built up by Master Yun using top-quality materials, genuinely rich and elegant.

 

From Dongba paper, real gold and silver, products from Chinese pigment master Qiu Qingnian, gamboge gifted by the Cambodian royal family, Laurent-Perrier champagne, to specially made silk, etc., which one isn't a guarantee of quality? Which one isn't of the highest quality level? You already have a clear answer in your mind.

 

Master Yun says that to practice fengshui, one must use the best quality, which has been one of his principles since he founded Lotus on Water.

 

 

~~ Gibson (Translated)

 

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