Lê Phổ
Bouquet de fleurs
Found at
Phillips,
Hong Kong Auction
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 185
7. Oct - 7. Oct 2023
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 185
7. Oct - 7. Oct 2023
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 HKD
Price realised: 165.100 HKD
Price realised: 165.100 HKD
Description
signed 'Le Pho [in Chinese and English]' lower right
oil on panel
27 x 27 cm. (10 5/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
This work will be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity prepared by the artist's son, Alain Le Kim. This work will be included in the artist's forthcoming catalogue raisonné on the work of Lê Phổ, being prepared by Alain Le Kim.
oil on panel
27 x 27 cm. (10 5/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
This work will be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity prepared by the artist's son, Alain Le Kim. This work will be included in the artist's forthcoming catalogue raisonné on the work of Lê Phổ, being prepared by Alain Le Kim.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Bouquet de fleurs by Le Pho was auctioned at Phillips in Hong Kong in October this year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of HKD 300,000.00 – 500,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for HKD 165,100.00 (€ 19,965.73). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Le Pho achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Figures in a garden in April last year with an auction result of HKD 17,920,000.00 (€ 2,166,658.44).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Bouquet de fleurs von Le Pho im Oktober diesen Jahres bei Phillips in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von HKD 300.000,00 – 500.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für HKD 165.100,00 (€ 19.965,73) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Le Pho erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Figures in a garden im April letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 17.920.000,00 (€ 2.166.658,44).