The young generation of artists accused foreign collectors of "plotting to control Chinese art."
Early numbers and sequenced notes fetched very high prices from foreign collectors.
When the dollar is weak, pursuing objects coveted by foreign collectors is bound to be a losing proposition.
Her first solo exhibition was in 1968 in Dubrovnik where all of the paintings were bought by foreign collectors.
He sold as many as 100 of his watercolor paintings to foreign collectors and was fairly well-off.
The sale of postage stamps to foreign collectors is an important source of revenue.
Many were clever forgeries aimed at art-hungry foreign collectors willing to buy stolen relics.
"I see that foreign collectors, and I mean those people who really know art, have a strong appreciation for Russian art."
Nor, apparently, did the foreign collectors whom Christie's worked so diligently to attract.
Mao Zedong figures later fell out of favor but have been revived for foreign collectors.