Chen Ke
The Evening Sun
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
20th and 21st Century Art Afternoon Session, Lot 288
25. May - 25. May 2021
20th and 21st Century Art Afternoon Session, Lot 288
25. May - 25. May 2021
Estimate: 320.000 - 500.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.375.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.375.000 HKD
Description
Chen Ke (B. 1978)
signed in Chinese, dated ‘2011’ (lower right); signed, titled and inscribed in Chinese, signed, dated, titled and inscribed ‘The evening sun oil on canvas Diameter 150 cm chen ke 2011’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
diameter: 150 cm. (59 in.)
Painted in 2011
Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner | Private Collection, Asia (Acquired from the above by the present owner)
signed in Chinese, dated ‘2011’ (lower right); signed, titled and inscribed in Chinese, signed, dated, titled and inscribed ‘The evening sun oil on canvas Diameter 150 cm chen ke 2011’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
diameter: 150 cm. (59 in.)
Painted in 2011
Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner | Private Collection, Asia (Acquired from the above by the present owner)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Chen Ke achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2021. In the 20th and 21st Century Art Afternoon Session auction, the work The Evening Sun sold for HKD 1,375,000.00 (€ 145,348.12) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 500,000.00. Admittedly, works by Chen Ke have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Outside the Window in March this year with an auction result of HKD 5,080,000.00 (€ 594,816.04).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Chen Ke erzielte im Mai 2021 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th and 21st Century Art Afternoon Session wurde die Arbeit The Evening Sun für HKD 1.375.000,00 (€ 145.348,12) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 500.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Chen Ke auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Outside the Window im März diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 5.080.000,00 (€ 594.816,04).