Hubret · Vos
Gifts From Empress Cixi I
Found at
China Guardian,
Hong Kong
20 Century and Contemporary Chinese Art, Lot 785
6. Apr - 6. Apr 2015
20 Century and Contemporary Chinese Art, Lot 785
6. Apr - 6. Apr 2015
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 HKD
Price realised: 667.000 HKD
Price realised: 667.000 HKD
Description
Oil on canvas
72.2 x 61 cm.28 3/8 x 24 in.
Signed and dated 1933 on the upper left
LITERATURE Art of Asia Publication Ltd, Hong Kong, Arts of Asia, January - February Issue 2015, plate 9, p117.
PROVENANCE Private Collection, U.S.
HUBRET· VOS
(1855-1935)
Born in Maastricht, the Netherlands, Herbert·Vos studied at the prestigious Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, Belgium, and studied under the famous artist Jean-François Portaels. At a fair for contemporary masters held in Amsterdam in 1887, Vos received a gold medal for two of his oil paintings and was catapulted as one of the finest Dutch portraitists. Far from being complacent, the artist decided to roam the world making portraits
In 1905 on his second visit to China, Vos realized his dream from six years earlier by becoming the first ever male painter from the West to make a portrait for the Empress Dowager Cixi. The sitter was so pleased with what she saw that she took the trouble of learning to speak “very good” in English from the courtier Wu Tingfang and personally commended the portraitist. The masterpiece is now housed in the Wenchang Gallery inside the Summer P
These exquisite works of art that exemplify Chinese craftsmanship at its best provided the painter with important subject matters for his late-year still-lifes. In the belief that poetry springs from inanimate objects, Vos dedicated himself to painting Chinoiserie or Chinese ceramics and furniture. In 1972, the French government acquired a still life by Vos and hung it inside Palais du Luxembourg, the highest honour and recognition that France had ever formally given to an American artist.
72.2 x 61 cm.28 3/8 x 24 in.
Signed and dated 1933 on the upper left
LITERATURE Art of Asia Publication Ltd, Hong Kong, Arts of Asia, January - February Issue 2015, plate 9, p117.
PROVENANCE Private Collection, U.S.
HUBRET· VOS
(1855-1935)
Born in Maastricht, the Netherlands, Herbert·Vos studied at the prestigious Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, Belgium, and studied under the famous artist Jean-François Portaels. At a fair for contemporary masters held in Amsterdam in 1887, Vos received a gold medal for two of his oil paintings and was catapulted as one of the finest Dutch portraitists. Far from being complacent, the artist decided to roam the world making portraits
In 1905 on his second visit to China, Vos realized his dream from six years earlier by becoming the first ever male painter from the West to make a portrait for the Empress Dowager Cixi. The sitter was so pleased with what she saw that she took the trouble of learning to speak “very good” in English from the courtier Wu Tingfang and personally commended the portraitist. The masterpiece is now housed in the Wenchang Gallery inside the Summer P
These exquisite works of art that exemplify Chinese craftsmanship at its best provided the painter with important subject matters for his late-year still-lifes. In the belief that poetry springs from inanimate objects, Vos dedicated himself to painting Chinoiserie or Chinese ceramics and furniture. In 1972, the French government acquired a still life by Vos and hung it inside Palais du Luxembourg, the highest honour and recognition that France had ever formally given to an American artist.
A top price for Hubert Vos
This artwork by Hubert Vos achieved an unexpectedly high price at China Guardian in Hong Kong in April 2015. In the 20 Century and Contemporary Chinese Art auction, the work Gifts From Empress Cixi I sold for HKD 667,000.00 (€ 77,085.65) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 300,000.00. This high result makes Gifts From Empress Cixi I the most expensive artwork by Hubert Vos that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Hubert Vos
Dieses Kunstwerk von Hubert Vos erzielte im April 2015 bei China Guardian in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20 Century and Contemporary Chinese Art wurde die Arbeit Gifts From Empress Cixi I für HKD 667.000,00 (€ 77.085,65) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 300.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Gifts From Empress Cixi I zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Hubert Vos, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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