Ren Zhong
Seven Sages
Found at
Sothebys,
Beijing
Sotheby's Charity Auction - Ai You Reborn, Lot 7
8. Sep - 8. Sep 2013
Sotheby's Charity Auction - Ai You Reborn, Lot 7
8. Sep - 8. Sep 2013
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Ren Zhong
B. 1976
SEVEN SAGES
Signed Ren Zhong, titled, dated gui si(2013), mid-summer and with two seals of the artist, executed in 2013
Ren Zhong, born in 1967, is an ink painter and collector. Already in his youth he won several national and international awards at art exhibitions. His works were selected into the First European Exhibition of Chinese Art and First International Exhibition of Fan Paintings and Calligraphies, the latter organized by the Ministry of Culture. In recent years, he has mounted multiple solo exhibitions in important museums in China. His works are in ma
Ink and colour on silk, mounted
82 x 225 cm.
Directly from the artist | Private collection, China
B. 1976
SEVEN SAGES
Signed Ren Zhong, titled, dated gui si(2013), mid-summer and with two seals of the artist, executed in 2013
Ren Zhong, born in 1967, is an ink painter and collector. Already in his youth he won several national and international awards at art exhibitions. His works were selected into the First European Exhibition of Chinese Art and First International Exhibition of Fan Paintings and Calligraphies, the latter organized by the Ministry of Culture. In recent years, he has mounted multiple solo exhibitions in important museums in China. His works are in ma
Ink and colour on silk, mounted
82 x 225 cm.
Directly from the artist | Private collection, China
A top price for Ren Zhong
This artwork by Ren Zhong achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Beijing in September 2013. In the Sotheby's Charity Auction - Ai You Reborn auction, the work Seven Sages sold for CNY 8,850,000.00 (€ 1,068,407.83) - well above the upper estimate of CNY 3,800,000.00. This high result makes Seven Sages the most expensive artwork by Ren Zhong that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ren Zhong
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ren Zhong erzielte im September 2013 bei Sothebys in Beijing einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Sotheby's Charity Auction - Ai You Reborn wurde die Arbeit Seven Sages für CNY 8.850.000,00 (€ 1.068.407,83) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von CNY 3.800.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Seven Sages zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ren Zhong, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Ren Zhong - Auction history
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