He Wenjue
Water
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Sport in Art Auction, Lot 605
5. Oct - 5. Oct 2008
Sport in Art Auction, Lot 605
5. Oct - 5. Oct 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
He Wenjue, Water, oil on canvas, 2005 He Wenjue
B. 1970
WATER
signed in Chinese and dated 2005 on the front and reverse
oil on canvas
200 by 150cm.; 78 3/4 by 59 1/8in.
B. 1970
WATER
signed in Chinese and dated 2005 on the front and reverse
oil on canvas
200 by 150cm.; 78 3/4 by 59 1/8in.
A top price for Wenjue He
This artwork by Wenjue He achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2008. In the Sport in Art Auction auction, the work Water sold for HKD 350,000.00 (€ 35,601.64) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 200,000.00. This high result makes Water the most expensive artwork by Wenjue He that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Wenjue He
Dieses Kunstwerk von Wenjue He erzielte im Oktober 2008 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Sport in Art Auction wurde die Arbeit Water für HKD 350.000,00 (€ 35.601,64) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 200.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Water zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wenjue He, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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