Wang Gai
An Estate By The City Of Qi
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Paintings, Lot 571
14. Sep - 14. Sep 2016
The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Paintings, Lot 571
14. Sep - 14. Sep 2016
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 USD
Price realised: 1.090.000 USD
Price realised: 1.090.000 USD
Description
Wang Gai ( Active Circa 1679-1705)
AN ESTATE BY THE CITY OF QI
signed Xiushui Wang Gai, dated jiaxu (1694), spring, with two seals of the artist, wang gai, an jie
Colophons by Wu Shuzi (17th century), signed Wu Shuzi, with two seals of An Zhen, qing, shi, and two seals of Wu Shuzi, wu shu zi yin, wu de; Ying Zhi (17th century), signed Ying Zhi, with two seals, yu an ying zhi, xiao shi zong bo; Gong Zhiyi (17th century), signed Gong Zhiyi, dated yihai (1695), winter, with three seals, qiu ting, gong zhi yi yin, qiao yan; Gu Xing (17th century), signed Gu Xing, dated yihai (1695), with thre
ink and color on silk, handscroll
29.4 by 189.7 cm. 11 5/8 by 76 5/8 in.
AN ESTATE BY THE CITY OF QI
signed Xiushui Wang Gai, dated jiaxu (1694), spring, with two seals of the artist, wang gai, an jie
Colophons by Wu Shuzi (17th century), signed Wu Shuzi, with two seals of An Zhen, qing, shi, and two seals of Wu Shuzi, wu shu zi yin, wu de; Ying Zhi (17th century), signed Ying Zhi, with two seals, yu an ying zhi, xiao shi zong bo; Gong Zhiyi (17th century), signed Gong Zhiyi, dated yihai (1695), winter, with three seals, qiu ting, gong zhi yi yin, qiao yan; Gu Xing (17th century), signed Gu Xing, dated yihai (1695), with thre
ink and color on silk, handscroll
29.4 by 189.7 cm. 11 5/8 by 76 5/8 in.
A top price for Wang Gai
The work An Estate By The City Of Qi by Wang Gai was worth USD 1,090,000.00 (€ 969,923.47) to a buyer in September 2016. This price was achieved in the auction The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Paintings at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 70,000.00 many times over. This high result makes An Estate By The City Of Qi the most expensive artwork by Wang Gai that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Wang Gai
Die Arbeit An Estate By The City Of Qi von Wang Gai war einem Käufer im September 2016 USD 1.090.000,00 (€ 969.923,47) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Paintings bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 70.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht An Estate By The City Of Qi zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wang Gai, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Wang Gai - Auction history
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