Shanghai artist Hai Tien (left) and Sandra Walters attend an exhibition titled “A Brush with Heaven and Earth”. Walters, a pioneering art dealer and agent in Hong Kong’s art scene since the 1970s, has died in Paris at the age of 76. Photo: SCMP
Obituary | Sandra Walters, pioneering art dealer and agent in Hong Kong who inspired the city’s art scene
- Walters arrived in Hong Kong in 1969 and co-founded Alisan Fine Arts gallery, a pioneering venture to promote Chinese modern artists from around the world
- In her later role as an art consultant, she became one of the first to place Hong Kong art with large, multinational companies. Walters died in Paris aged 76
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Shanghai artist Hai Tien (left) and Sandra Walters attend an exhibition titled “A Brush with Heaven and Earth”. Walters, a pioneering art dealer and agent in Hong Kong’s art scene since the 1970s, has died in Paris at the age of 76. Photo: SCMP
