Chau Hang
Cicada
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong (Online Auction)
Summer Reverie: Chinese Paintings Online, Lot 26
18. Aug - 1. Sep 2022
Summer Reverie: Chinese Paintings Online, Lot 26
18. Aug - 1. Sep 2022
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 HKD
Price realised: 35.280 HKD
Price realised: 35.280 HKD
Description
CHAU HANG (B. 1962) Cicada Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper 69 x 34 cm. (27 1 ⁄ 8 x 13 3 ⁄ 8 in.) Signed, with two seals of the artist NOTE: Zhou Heng, the grandson of Zhao Shao’ang (1905-1998), has accumulated many awards in calligraphy and painting competitions throughout Hong Kong and China. He is currently the Honorary President of the Lingnan Branch of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Painting and the Chairman of the Hong Kong Lingnan Art Association.
A top price for Chau Hang
This artwork by Chau Hang achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in September last year. In the Summer Reverie: Chinese Paintings Online auction, the work Cicada sold for HKD 35,280.00 (€ 4,590.76) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 20,000.00. This high result makes Cicada the most expensive artwork by Chau Hang that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Chau Hang
Dieses Kunstwerk von Chau Hang erzielte im September letzten Jahres bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Summer Reverie: Chinese Paintings Online wurde die Arbeit Cicada für HKD 35.280,00 (€ 4.590,76) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 20.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Cicada zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Chau Hang, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
