Zeng Xi
Red Plum Blossoms
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
Thoughts Across the Waters: Asian Art from the David Drabkin Collection, Lot 42
14. Sep - 28. Sep 2022
Thoughts Across the Waters: Asian Art from the David Drabkin Collection, Lot 42
14. Sep - 28. Sep 2022
Estimate: 3.500 - 4.500 USD
Price realised: 11.970 USD
Price realised: 11.970 USD
Description
ZENG XI (1861-1930) Red Plum Blossoms Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper 20 5 ⁄ 8 x 48 3 ⁄ 4 in. (52.5 x 123.8 cm.) Inscribed by the artist, with two seals Further inscribed by the artist, with one seal Dated fourth month, dingmao year (1927) Dedicated to Juquan
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Zeng Xi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in September last year. In the Thoughts Across the Waters: Asian Art from the David Drabkin Collection auction, the work Red Plum Blossoms sold for USD 11,970.00 (€ 12,235.51) - well above the upper estimate of USD 4,500.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Zeng Xi - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Calligraphy, which sold at auction in October 2019 for HKD 375,000.00 (€ 42,861.95).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Zeng Xi erzielte im September letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Thoughts Across the Waters: Asian Art from the David Drabkin Collection wurde die Arbeit Red Plum Blossoms für USD 11.970,00 (€ 12.235,51) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 4.500,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Zeng Xi mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Calligraphy beobachtet, die im Oktober 2019 für HKD 375.000,00 (€ 42.861,95) versteigert wurde.
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