Bui Xuan Phai
Houses
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
20th and 21st Century Art Morning Session, Lot 125
25. May - 25. May 2021
20th and 21st Century Art Morning Session, Lot 125
25. May - 25. May 2021
Estimate: 300.000 - 400.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.625.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.625.000 HKD
Description
Bui Xuan Phai (1920-1988)
signed and dated ‘Phai 68’ (lower right)
oil on canvas laid on board
66 x 78.5 cm. (26 x 30 ¾ in.)
Painted in 1968
Philip Ng Collection, Singapore | Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 April 2008, lot 704 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
signed and dated ‘Phai 68’ (lower right)
oil on canvas laid on board
66 x 78.5 cm. (26 x 30 ¾ in.)
Painted in 1968
Philip Ng Collection, Singapore | Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 April 2008, lot 704 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
A top price for Bui Xuan Phai
The work Houses by Bui Xuan Phai was worth HKD 1,625,000.00 (€ 171,775.05) to a buyer in May 2021. This price was achieved in the auction 20th and 21st Century Art Morning Session at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 400,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Houses the most expensive artwork by Bui Xuan Phai that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Bui Xuan Phai
Die Arbeit Houses von Bui Xuan Phai war einem Käufer im Mai 2021 HKD 1.625.000,00 (€ 171.775,05) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion 20th and 21st Century Art Morning Session bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 400.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Houses zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Bui Xuan Phai, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Bui Xuan Phai - Auction history
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