通过私人洽购从佳士得购回皿方罍一事,在拍卖行业掀起了波澜,业界纷纷热议私人洽购问题,一些入质疑其合理性、力证公开拍卖的合法性。什么是私人洽购?它有何吸引力?为何挑动了艺术品交易各方的敏感神经?全球著名艺术品拍卖公司苏富比和佳士得的私人洽购状况如何?中国是否能够进行私人洽购?这些问题都困扰着中国的拍卖业以及艺术品交易市场。 The purchase of shares from Christie’s through private procurement has caused waves in the auction industry. The industry has heatedly discussed the issue of private procurement. Some questioned the reasonableness of the auction to prove the legitimacy of open auctions. What is the attractiveness of private deals? Why is it provoking the sensitive nerves of art dealing parties? What are the status of the private bargains by Sotheby’s and Christie’s, the world’s leading art auction houses? Can China do private shopping? These problems plague China’s auction industry and the art market.