Ong Kim Seng
Singapore River
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
Topographical Pictures, including China Trade Paintings. ARCTIC · AMERICAS · AFRICA · ASIA · AUSTRALASIA · ANTARCTICA, Lot 67
5. Nov - 5. Nov 2020
Topographical Pictures, including China Trade Paintings. ARCTIC · AMERICAS · AFRICA · ASIA · AUSTRALASIA · ANTARCTICA, Lot 67
5. Nov - 5. Nov 2020
Estimate: 2.000 - 4.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.500 GBP
Description
signed 'KNS // ONG' (lower right)
watercolour on paper
unframed
20 3⁄4 x 28 3⁄4in. (52.7 x 73cm.)
We are grateful to the artist for confirming the attribution, dating the work to the 1980s, and commenting on the signature that 'this one is exceptionally different [from his more common style of signature] because there was a time I wanted to imitate a classical watercolorist's signature and this is one of them.' (private communication, 12 June 2020).
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
watercolour on paper
unframed
20 3⁄4 x 28 3⁄4in. (52.7 x 73cm.)
We are grateful to the artist for confirming the attribution, dating the work to the 1980s, and commenting on the signature that 'this one is exceptionally different [from his more common style of signature] because there was a time I wanted to imitate a classical watercolorist's signature and this is one of them.' (private communication, 12 June 2020).
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2020 Christies in London held the auction Topographical Pictures, including China Trade Paintings. ARCTIC · AMERICAS · AFRICA · ASIA · AUSTRALASIA · ANTARCTICA, which included the work Singapore River by Ong Kim Seng. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 2,000.00 – 4,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 2,500.00 (€ 2,790.84) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Ong Kim Seng achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Nepal in April 2017 with an auction result of HKD 725,000.00 (€ 85,575.95).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2020 führte Christies in London die Auktion Topographical Pictures, including China Trade Paintings. ARCTIC · AMERICAS · AFRICA · ASIA · AUSTRALASIA · ANTARCTICA durch, in der auch die Arbeit Singapore River von Ong Kim Seng zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 4.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 2.500,00 (€ 2.790,84) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Ong Kim Seng erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Nepal im April 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 725.000,00 (€ 85.575,95).
Ong Kim Seng - Auction history
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