Dai Xi
Ancient Pine
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Paintings, Lot 1272
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2018
Fine Chinese Paintings, Lot 1272
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Dai Xi
(1801-1860)
ANCIENT PINE
signed DAI XI, and titled. Signed again DAI XI, inscribed, with a dedication, five seals of the artist, and two collector's seals. Titleslip and frontispiece by Deng Erya. Annotations by Wu Yanliu, Pan Guangying, Meng Erzhu, Lin Jiantong, and Zhang Daqian
ink on paper, handscroll
引首 frontispiece: 45 by 97 cm. 17¾ by 38¼ in.
Previously from the collection of Huang Peifang | Previously from the collection of Wu Yanliu | Previously from the collection of Li Shangming | Previously from the collection of Huang Weixiong | Previously from the collection of Lin Jiantong | Sotheby's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, Apr 1997, Lot 175
(1801-1860)
ANCIENT PINE
signed DAI XI, and titled. Signed again DAI XI, inscribed, with a dedication, five seals of the artist, and two collector's seals. Titleslip and frontispiece by Deng Erya. Annotations by Wu Yanliu, Pan Guangying, Meng Erzhu, Lin Jiantong, and Zhang Daqian
ink on paper, handscroll
引首 frontispiece: 45 by 97 cm. 17¾ by 38¼ in.
Previously from the collection of Huang Peifang | Previously from the collection of Wu Yanliu | Previously from the collection of Li Shangming | Previously from the collection of Huang Weixiong | Previously from the collection of Lin Jiantong | Sotheby's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, Apr 1997, Lot 175
A top price for Dai Xi
When the work Ancient Pine by Dai Xi was auctioned at Sothebys in Hong Kong in April 2018, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 400,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at HKD 2,250,000.00 (€ 237,410.97). This high result makes Ancient Pine the most expensive artwork by Dai Xi that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Dai Xi
Als die Arbeit Ancient Pine von Dai Xi im April 2018 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – HKD 400.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 2.250.000,00 (€ 237.410,97) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Ancient Pine zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Dai Xi, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.