Bada Shanren

Grapevine

Found at Christies, Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 881
2. Dec - 2. Dec 2023
Estimate: 6.000.000 - 8.000.000 HKD
Price realised: 24.575.000 HKD
BADA SHANREN (1626-1705)
Grapevine
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
156 x 63 cm. (61 3⁄8 x 24 ¾ in.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist
One collector’s seal

Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price

When the work Grapevine by Bada Shanren was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in December this year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 8,000,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at HKD 24,575,000.00 (€ 2,843,608.75). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Bada Shanren - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Album Of Natore, which sold at auction in May 2016 for HKD 76,910,000.00 (€ 8,889,373.15).

Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Als die Arbeit Grapevine von Bada Shanren im Dezember diesen Jahres bei Christies in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – HKD 8.000.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 24.575.000,00 (€ 2.843.608,75) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Bada Shanren mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Album Of Natore beobachtet, die im Mai 2016 für HKD 76.910.000,00 (€ 8.889.373,15) versteigert wurde.

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