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At the Christie’s Hong Kong Autumn Auction 2010, a painting titled “A Married Woman in the Mountains” by Chinese artist Wang Yidong is estimated to be worth 4.5-6.5 million Hong Kong dollars ($580-837 thousand).

At the Christie’s Hong Kong Autumn Auction 2010, a painting titled “A Married Woman in the Mountains” by Chinese artist Wang Yidong is estimated to be worth 4.5-6.5 million Hong Kong dollars ($580-837 thousand). The artwork was on display during a preview in Beijing held on October 24. Hong Kong is staging a series of auctions this month, aimed at tapping mainland Chinese buyers’ growing wealth, with Sotheby’s autumn sale alone expected to rake in over $200 million.

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