Bian Wenyu
The Peach Blossom Spring
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 1224
23. Mar - 23. Mar 2018
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 1224
23. Mar - 23. Mar 2018
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 43.750 USD
Price realised: 43.750 USD
Description
Bian Wenyu 1576-1655
THE PEACH BLOSSOM SPRING
signed Runfu Bian Wenyu, dated jiyou, one day before summer solstice (June 21, 1609), inscribed "after Yuan dynasty masters' brush idea", with two seals of the artist, wen yu, run fu
Colophons by Guo Shangxian (1785-1832), signed Putian Guo Shangxian, dated wuzi (1828), summer, with two seals, guo shang xian yin, lan shi; Zhang Xianghe (1785-1862), signed Fahua shanren, dated xinyou (1861), the second lunar month, inscribed with five Yuan Haowen (1190-1257)'s poems, with one seal, xiang he; Yang Yisun (1813-1881), signed Haosou Yang Yisun, inscribed with two Tao Yuanming's poems, with two seals, yang, ji xiang zhi zhi shi; Xi
Titleslip by Xi Guangxu, signed E'ming, with one seal, e an
Frontispiece by Liu Shiheng (1875-1926), signed Chuyuan, dated bingwu (1906), spring, the fourth lunar month, with two seals, chen heng wei liu shi, shi heng yi hai nai jiang
Inside titleslip by Wang Ti (1880-1960), signed Fu'an Wang Ti, dated dingchou (1937), the ninth lunar month, with one seal, wang ti
Tao Yuanming's portrait by Fei Yigeng (?-1870), signed Yubo Fei Yigeng, dated jisi (1869), the second lunar month, with two seals, fei yi geng yin, yu bo
With one collector's seal of Xi Guangxu, xi shi xiao dong hua an; and eight other collectors' seals, luo bi jiang min, xi huang wai shi, fang yong lou, jian pao an, ling yong du guo, wang shi ke hua xuan yin, zhang zi he shen ding, one illegible
THE PEACH BLOSSOM SPRING
signed Runfu Bian Wenyu, dated jiyou, one day before summer solstice (June 21, 1609), inscribed "after Yuan dynasty masters' brush idea", with two seals of the artist, wen yu, run fu
Colophons by Guo Shangxian (1785-1832), signed Putian Guo Shangxian, dated wuzi (1828), summer, with two seals, guo shang xian yin, lan shi; Zhang Xianghe (1785-1862), signed Fahua shanren, dated xinyou (1861), the second lunar month, inscribed with five Yuan Haowen (1190-1257)'s poems, with one seal, xiang he; Yang Yisun (1813-1881), signed Haosou Yang Yisun, inscribed with two Tao Yuanming's poems, with two seals, yang, ji xiang zhi zhi shi; Xi
Titleslip by Xi Guangxu, signed E'ming, with one seal, e an
Frontispiece by Liu Shiheng (1875-1926), signed Chuyuan, dated bingwu (1906), spring, the fourth lunar month, with two seals, chen heng wei liu shi, shi heng yi hai nai jiang
Inside titleslip by Wang Ti (1880-1960), signed Fu'an Wang Ti, dated dingchou (1937), the ninth lunar month, with one seal, wang ti
Tao Yuanming's portrait by Fei Yigeng (?-1870), signed Yubo Fei Yigeng, dated jisi (1869), the second lunar month, with two seals, fei yi geng yin, yu bo
With one collector's seal of Xi Guangxu, xi shi xiao dong hua an; and eight other collectors' seals, luo bi jiang min, xi huang wai shi, fang yong lou, jian pao an, ling yong du guo, wang shi ke hua xuan yin, zhang zi he shen ding, one illegible
Upper estimate price exceeded by 75 %.
This artwork by Bian Wenyu achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in March 2018. In the Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy auction, the work The Peach Blossom Spring sold for USD 43,750.00 (€ 35,511.36) - well above the upper estimate of USD 25,000.00. Admittedly, works by Bian Wenyu have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Landscape in October 2017 with an auction result of HKD 1,500,000.00 (€ 165,092.72).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 75 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Bian Wenyu erzielte im März 2018 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy wurde die Arbeit The Peach Blossom Spring für USD 43.750,00 (€ 35.511,36) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 25.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Bian Wenyu auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Landscape im Oktober 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 1.500.000,00 (€ 165.092,72).
Bian Wenyu - Auction history
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