Shen Ning

Dreaming of Butterfly

Found at Christies, Hong Kong
Chinese Contemporary Ink, Lot 871
29.Mai - 29.Mai.2017
Estimate: 70.000 - 90.000 HKD
Price realised: 150.000 HKD
Scroll, mounted and framed
Ink and colour on silk
51 x 81 cm. (20 1/8 x 31 7/8 in.)
Executed in 2015

A top price for Shen Ning

The work Dreaming of Butterfly by Shen Ning was sold in the Chinese Contemporary Ink auction at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2017. The »bidding war« ended at HKD 150,000.00 (€ 17,127.98), 67% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Dreaming of Butterfly the most expensive artwork by Shen Ning that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Shen Ning

Die Arbeit Dreaming of Butterfly von Shen Ning wurde im Mai 2017 in der Auktion Chinese Contemporary Ink bei Christies in Hong Kong versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von HKD 150.000,00 (€ 17.127,98) und damit 67% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Dreaming of Butterfly zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Shen Ning, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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