Wen Ding
Journey To The Red Cliff
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Paintings, Lot 1350
2. Oct - 2. Oct 2018
Fine Chinese Paintings, Lot 1350
2. Oct - 2. Oct 2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Wen Ding
(1766-1852)
JOURNEY TO THE RED CLIFF
signed WEN DING, dated 1839, with one seal of the artist, and three collector's seals. With titleslips, frontispiece, and annotations
ink and colour on paper, handscroll
引首 frontispiece: 12 by 44 cm. 4 5/8 by 17 1/4 in.
(1766-1852)
JOURNEY TO THE RED CLIFF
signed WEN DING, dated 1839, with one seal of the artist, and three collector's seals. With titleslips, frontispiece, and annotations
ink and colour on paper, handscroll
引首 frontispiece: 12 by 44 cm. 4 5/8 by 17 1/4 in.
A top price for Wen Ding
This artwork by Wen Ding achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2018. In the Fine Chinese Paintings auction, the work Journey To The Red Cliff sold for HKD 550,000.00 (€ 61,930.82) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 200,000.00. This high result makes Journey To The Red Cliff the most expensive artwork by Wen Ding that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Wen Ding
Dieses Kunstwerk von Wen Ding erzielte im Oktober 2018 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Chinese Paintings wurde die Arbeit Journey To The Red Cliff für HKD 550.000,00 (€ 61.930,82) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 200.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Journey To The Red Cliff zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wen Ding, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.