Chi Hong
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Asian 20th Century Art (Day Sale), Lot 252
25. May - 25. May 2014
Asian 20th Century Art (Day Sale), Lot 252
25. May - 25. May 2014
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
CHI HONG
(Ji Hong, Chinese, B. 1942)
Watching the Sea
signed in Chinese; dated '2012' (lower right)
oil on canvas
53 x 62 cm. (20 7/8 x 24 3/8 in.)
Painted in 2012
(Ji Hong, Chinese, B. 1942)
Watching the Sea
signed in Chinese; dated '2012' (lower right)
oil on canvas
53 x 62 cm. (20 7/8 x 24 3/8 in.)
Painted in 2012
A top price for Chi Hong
This artwork by Chi Hong achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2014. In the Asian 20th Century Art (Day Sale) auction, the work Unknown sold for HKD 137,500.00 (€ 13,004.03) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 70,000.00. This high result makes Unknown the most expensive artwork by Chi Hong that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Chi Hong
Dieses Kunstwerk von Chi Hong erzielte im Mai 2014 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Asian 20th Century Art (Day Sale) wurde die Arbeit Unknown für HKD 137.500,00 (€ 13.004,03) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 70.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Unknown zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Chi Hong, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.