Auction Revenue:US$270 million
QI Baishi (1864-1957), born in Xiangtan, Hunan, was one of the top ten most renowned Chinese painters of the 20th century. Qi was a versatile master skilled at painting human figures, animals and landscape.
His best result in 2012 was generated by his 1954 "Ode to the Motherland" (218cm × 72.5cm), which fetched a whopping US$12.42 million. The work fetched US$463,400 in 2006 and appreciated by nearly US$12 million in 6 years.