Cai Jin
Banana Plant No. 18
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
The Ullens Collection - The Nascence of Avant Garde China, Lot 874
3. Apr - 3. Apr 2011
The Ullens Collection - The Nascence of Avant Garde China, Lot 874
3. Apr - 3. Apr 2011
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 HKD
Price realised: 400.000 HKD
Price realised: 400.000 HKD
Description
Cai Jin
B. 1965
BANANA PLANT NO. 18
Signed in Pinyin and dated 1993.1; signed and titled in Chinese and dated 1992.12 on the reverse
oil on canvas
120 by 109.4 cm.; 47 1/4 by 43 1/8 in.
Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
B. 1965
BANANA PLANT NO. 18
Signed in Pinyin and dated 1993.1; signed and titled in Chinese and dated 1992.12 on the reverse
oil on canvas
120 by 109.4 cm.; 47 1/4 by 43 1/8 in.
Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
A top price for Cai Jin
This artwork by Cai Jin achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Hong Kong in April 2011. In the The Ullens Collection - The Nascence of Avant Garde China auction, the work Banana Plant No. 18 sold for HKD 400,000.00 (€ 34,761.49) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 180,000.00. This high result makes Banana Plant No. 18 the most expensive artwork by Cai Jin that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Cai Jin
Dieses Kunstwerk von Cai Jin erzielte im April 2011 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Ullens Collection - The Nascence of Avant Garde China wurde die Arbeit Banana Plant No. 18 für HKD 400.000,00 (€ 34.761,49) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 180.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Banana Plant No. 18 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Cai Jin, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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