Zao Wou-Ki
Cathédrale et Ses Environs
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Asian Contemporary Art & Chinese 20th Century Art (Evening Sale), Lot 1005
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2010
Asian Contemporary Art & Chinese 20th Century Art (Evening Sale), Lot 1005
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2010
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
ZAO WOU-KI
(ZHAO WUJI, B. 1920)
Cathédrale et Ses Environs
signed 'Wou-ki ZAO' in Chinese and Pinyin (lower right); signed 'ZAO-WOU-KI; Zao Wou-ki' in Pinyin; titled 'Cathédrale Cathédrale et ses environs' in French; dated '8-9.1951 7-8 1951' (on the reverse) oil on canvas
97 x 130 cm. (38 1/8 x 51 1/8 in.)
Painted in 1951
(ZHAO WUJI, B. 1920)
Cathédrale et Ses Environs
signed 'Wou-ki ZAO' in Chinese and Pinyin (lower right); signed 'ZAO-WOU-KI; Zao Wou-ki' in Pinyin; titled 'Cathédrale Cathédrale et ses environs' in French; dated '8-9.1951 7-8 1951' (on the reverse) oil on canvas
97 x 130 cm. (38 1/8 x 51 1/8 in.)
Painted in 1951
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Zao Wou-Ki achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in November 2010. In the Asian Contemporary Art & Chinese 20th Century Art (Evening Sale) auction, the work Cathédrale et Ses Environs sold for HKD 18,580,000.00 (€ 1,835,765.57) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 9,000,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Zao Wou-Ki achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work 29.09.64. in May last year with an auction result of HKD 278,000,000.00 (€ 33,004,566.21).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Zao Wou-Ki erzielte im November 2010 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Asian Contemporary Art & Chinese 20th Century Art (Evening Sale) wurde die Arbeit Cathédrale et Ses Environs für HKD 18.580.000,00 (€ 1.835.765,57) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 9.000.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Zao Wou-Ki erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit 29.09.64. im Mai letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 278.000.000,00 (€ 33.004.566,21).
Zao Wou-Ki - Auction history
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