Topographical Pictures
Christie’s has achieved strong results within the Topographical Pictures field, devoted to the work of itinerant western artists working in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australasia. Dating from the ages of exploration, trade and empire in the 18th and 19th centuries, subjects range from the high latitudes of the Polar Regions to the East and West Indies, from Imperial Brazil to India under the Raj, from the Cape Colony to the China Coast.
Demand remains strong for the best and earliest views — led by the work of Ross and Browne in the Arctic; Hodges and Webber in the Pacific; Krieghoff and Rugendas in North and South America; Egerton and Catherwood in Mexico; Brunias and Cazabon in the Caribbean; the Daniells in India; Chinnery and the China Trade artists on the China Coast; Carpenter, Raden Saleh and Lozano in Singapore, Java and the Philippines; Baines on the Cape Colony’s frontiers; Glover, Martens and von Guerard in Australia; Strutt, Chevalier and Goldie in New Zealand; and Wilson and Marston in the Antarctic.
We are currently consigning works for inclusion in our upcoming Old Masters to Modern: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auctions. Please get in touch for a free and confidential valuation.
Demand remains strong for the best and earliest views — led by the work of Ross and Browne in the Arctic; Hodges and Webber in the Pacific; Krieghoff and Rugendas in North and South America; Egerton and Catherwood in Mexico; Brunias and Cazabon in the Caribbean; the Daniells in India; Chinnery and the China Trade artists on the China Coast; Carpenter, Raden Saleh and Lozano in Singapore, Java and the Philippines; Baines on the Cape Colony’s frontiers; Glover, Martens and von Guerard in Australia; Strutt, Chevalier and Goldie in New Zealand; and Wilson and Marston in the Antarctic.
We are currently consigning works for inclusion in our upcoming Old Masters to Modern: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auctions. Please get in touch for a free and confidential valuation.
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Georgina is responsible for developing the market and taste for European Classical Art across Asia. Prior to moving to Hong Kong in 2019, Georgina was in the Old Master Paintings department in London. She is also a global Christie’s Auctioneer, taking flagship sales in Hong Kong, New York and London.
Melody Lin
Associate Vice President, Senior Representative Classic Art Group, Asia Pacific
Hong Kong
Melody is responsible for expanding the market and interest of Western Classical Art in Asia, focusing on the International highlights tour and educational panels in Hong Kong, Taipei and mainland China. She joined Christie’s through the Graduate Trainee Program in 2018, and officially joined Classic Art Group in 2019. Melody was involved in number of major sales such as the Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of 13 in Verona, Leonardo da Vinci The Head of a Bear, and rare manuscripts by Isaac Newton.
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