Song Ling
Meaningless Choice? No. 2 (Set Of Six)
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Contemporary Asian Art, Lot 801
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2012
Contemporary Asian Art, Lot 801
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Song Ling
B. 1961
MEANINGLESS CHOICE? NO. 2 (SET OF SIX)
each signed in Chinese on the reverse and executed in 1986, framed
ink on paper
each: 87.5 by 63.5 cm.; 34 1/2 by 25 in.
From the artist
B. 1961
MEANINGLESS CHOICE? NO. 2 (SET OF SIX)
each signed in Chinese on the reverse and executed in 1986, framed
ink on paper
each: 87.5 by 63.5 cm.; 34 1/2 by 25 in.
From the artist
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
The work Meaningless Choice? No. 2 (Set Of Six) by Song Ling was sold in the Contemporary Asian Art auction at Sothebys in Hong Kong in April 2012. It achieved a price of HKD 1,100,000.00 (€ 107,181.19), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 38%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Song Ling - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Meaningless Choice? No. 1 (Set Of Six), which sold at auction in October 2011 for HKD 2,420,000.00 (€ 223,486.05).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Meaningless Choice? No. 2 (Set Of Six) von Song Ling wurde im April 2012 in der Auktion Contemporary Asian Art bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 1.100.000,00 (€ 107.181,19) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 38%. Für andere Arbeiten von Song Ling mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Meaningless Choice? No. 1 (Set Of Six) beobachtet, die im Oktober 2011 für HKD 2.420.000,00 (€ 223.486,05) versteigert wurde.