Li Keran
Boy and Buffalo in Spring
Found at
Christies,
Köln
Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings, Lot 1086
31. May - 31. May 2023
Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings, Lot 1086
31. May - 31. May 2023
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 HKD
Price realised: 504.000 HKD
Price realised: 504.000 HKD
Description
LI KERAN (1907-1989)
Boy and Buffalo in Spring
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
68 x 44.5 cm. (26 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with four seals of the artist
Dated spring, second month, renxu year (1982)
Dedicated to Xianting
Boy and Buffalo in Spring
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
68 x 44.5 cm. (26 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with four seals of the artist
Dated spring, second month, renxu year (1982)
Dedicated to Xianting
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May this year Christies in Cologne held the auction Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings, which included the work Boy and Buffalo in Spring by Li Keran. The price achieved of HKD 504,000.00 (€ 60,409.99) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as HKD 400,000.00 – 600,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Li Keran achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Magnificent Mountains With Gushy Cascades in October 2017 with an auction result of HKD 122,162,500.00 (€ 13,445,426.25).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai diesen Jahres führte Christies in Köln die Auktion Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings durch, in der auch die Arbeit Boy and Buffalo in Spring von Li Keran zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von HKD 504.000,00 (€ 60.409,99) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit HKD 400.000,00 – 600.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Li Keran erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Magnificent Mountains With Gushy Cascades im Oktober 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 122.162.500,00 (€ 13.445.426,25).