Walasse Ting
I Love Summer Long
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) / Contemporaries: Voices from East and West (Evening Sale), Lot 72
26.Mai - 26.Mai.2018
Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) / Contemporaries: Voices from East and West (Evening Sale), Lot 72
26.Mai - 26.Mai.2018
Estimate: 3.000.000 - 5.000.000 HKD
Price realised: 6.820.000 HKD
Price realised: 6.820.000 HKD
Description
signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'Walasse ting I Love Summer Long 4 July 1994, Amsterdam' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
210 x 475 cm. (82 5/8 x 187 in.)
Painted 1994
Private Collection, Europe (acquired directly from the artist by the present owner)
acrylic on canvas
210 x 475 cm. (82 5/8 x 187 in.)
Painted 1994
Private Collection, Europe (acquired directly from the artist by the present owner)
A top price for Walasse Ting
The work I Love Summer Long by Walasse Ting was sold in the Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) / Contemporaries: Voices from East and West (Evening Sale) auction at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2018. It achieved a price of HKD 6,820,000.00 (€ 745,115.68), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 36%. With this result, I Love Summer Long is even the most expensive work of art by Walasse Ting that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Walasse Ting
Die Arbeit I Love Summer Long von Walasse Ting wurde im Mai 2018 in der Auktion Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) / Contemporaries: Voices from East and West (Evening Sale) bei Christies in Hong Kong versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 6.820.000,00 (€ 745.115,68) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 36%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist I Love Summer Long sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Walasse Ting, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Walasse Ting - Auction history
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