Georgette Chen
Still Life with Tropical Fruits
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale), Lot 23
25. May - 25. May 2013
Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale), Lot 23
25. May - 25. May 2013
Estimate: 600.000 - 800.000 HKD
Price realised: 5.070.000 HKD
Price realised: 5.070.000 HKD
Description
GEORGETTE CHEN (Singaporean, 1907-1992)
Still Life with Tropical Fruits
signed 'Chen' and dated '67' (lower left)
oil on canvas
54 x 64 cm. (21 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.)
Painted in 1967
Still Life with Tropical Fruits
signed 'Chen' and dated '67' (lower left)
oil on canvas
54 x 64 cm. (21 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.)
Painted in 1967
Artwork auctioned at six times the upper estimate price
The work Still Life with Tropical Fruits by Georgette Chen was worth HKD 5,070,000.00 (€ 502,784.11) to a buyer in May 2013. This price was achieved in the auction Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 800,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Georgette Chen - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Still Life with Big Durian, which sold at auction in May this year for HKD 14,290,000.00 (€ 1,712,814.91).
Kunstwerk zum Sechsfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Still Life with Tropical Fruits von Georgette Chen war einem Käufer im Mai 2013 HKD 5.070.000,00 (€ 502.784,11) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 800.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Georgette Chen mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Still Life with Big Durian beobachtet, die im Mai diesen Jahres für HKD 14.290.000,00 (€ 1.712.814,91) versteigert wurde.
Georgette Chen - Auction history
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