Wang Su
Immortals At A Birthday Celebration
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 573
14. Sep - 14. Sep 2017
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 573
14. Sep - 14. Sep 2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Wang Su 1794-1877
IMMORTALS AT A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
signed Xiaomei Wang Su, with two seals of the artist, xiao mei, wang su
ink and color on silk, six hanging scrolls
each 228.6 by 61.6 cm. 90 by 24 1/2 in. (6)
IMMORTALS AT A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
signed Xiaomei Wang Su, with two seals of the artist, xiao mei, wang su
ink and color on silk, six hanging scrolls
each 228.6 by 61.6 cm. 90 by 24 1/2 in. (6)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by Wang Su achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in September 2017. In the Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy auction, the work Immortals At A Birthday Celebration sold for USD 112,500.00 (€ 95,234.06) - well above the upper estimate of USD 60,000.00. Admittedly, works by Wang Su have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Children at Play in November 2019 with an auction result of HKD 3,725,000.00 (€ 432,031.04).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Wang Su erzielte im September 2017 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy wurde die Arbeit Immortals At A Birthday Celebration für USD 112.500,00 (€ 95.234,06) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 60.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Wang Su auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Children at Play im November 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 3.725.000,00 (€ 432.031,04).