Cao Fei

Silent Curse, Nada At Home, Diversionist And City Watcher (Four Works)

Found at Sothebys, Hong Kong
Contemporary Asian Art, Lot 763
6. Oct - 6. Oct 2009
Estimate: 150.000 - 200.000 HKD
Price realised: 187.500 HKD
Cao Fei
B. 1978
SILENT CURSE, NADA AT HOME, DIVERSIONIST AND CITY WATCHER (FOUR WORKS)
each titled, signed and dated 2004, numbered 10/10 on the reverse
chromogenic print, framed
75 by 100 cm.; 29 1/2 by 39 3/8 in.
Courtyard Gallery, Beijing | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

A top price for Cao Fei - as previously expected

The work Silent Curse, Nada At Home, Diversionist And City Watcher (Four Works) by Cao Fei was auctioned at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2009. It changed hands for a price of HKD 187,500.00 (€ 16,392.75) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of HKD 150,000.00 – 200,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Silent Curse, Nada At Home, Diversionist And City Watcher (Four Works) is the most expensive artwork by Cao Fei that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Die Arbeit Silent Curse, Nada At Home, Diversionist And City Watcher (Four Works) von Cao Fei kam im Oktober 2009 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von HKD 187.500,00 (€ 16.392,75) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von HKD 150.000,00 – 200.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Silent Curse, Nada At Home, Diversionist And City Watcher (Four Works) das teuerste Kunstwerk von Cao Fei, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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