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- Hat Series: Cat Woman
Yue Minjun
Hat Series: Cat Woman
Estimate: 500.000 - 700.000 HKD
Price realised: 945.000 HKD
Price realised: 945.000 HKD
Description
YUE MINJUN (B. 1962)
Hat Series: Cat Woman
signed and dated 'yue minjun 2005' (lower right); signed in Chinese and dated '2005' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
79.7 x 80 cm. (31 3/8 x 31 1/2 in.)
Painted in 2005
Hat Series: Cat Woman
signed and dated 'yue minjun 2005' (lower right); signed in Chinese and dated '2005' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
79.7 x 80 cm. (31 3/8 x 31 1/2 in.)
Painted in 2005
Upper estimate price exceeded by 35 %.
The work Hat Series: Cat Woman by Yue Minjun was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in December last year. It achieved a price of HKD 945,000.00 (€ 113,244.53), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 35%. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Yue Minjun achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Execution in October 2007 with an auction result of GBP 2,932,500.00 (€ 4,211,262.96).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 35 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Hat Series: Cat Woman von Yue Minjun kam im Dezember letzten Jahres bei Christies in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 945.000,00 (€ 113.244,53) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 35%. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Yue Minjun erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Execution im Oktober 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 2.932.500,00 (€ 4.211.262,96).