Chen Yuan
Correspondence
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 847
2. Dec - 2. Dec 2023
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 847
2. Dec - 2. Dec 2023
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 HKD
Price realised: 478.800 HKD
Price realised: 478.800 HKD
Description
CHEN YUAN (15TH CENTURY)
Correspondence
Scroll, mounted for framing, ink on paper
22 x 46 cm. (8 5⁄8 x 18 1⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated winter, twenty-fifth day, twelfth month, nineteenth year of the Chenghua period (1483)
Correspondence
Scroll, mounted for framing, ink on paper
22 x 46 cm. (8 5⁄8 x 18 1⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated winter, twenty-fifth day, twelfth month, nineteenth year of the Chenghua period (1483)
A top price for Chen Yuan
The work Correspondence by Chen Yuan was worth HKD 478,800.00 (€ 55,402.64) to a buyer in December this year. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 120,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Correspondence the most expensive artwork by Chen Yuan that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Chen Yuan
Die Arbeit Correspondence von Chen Yuan war einem Käufer im Dezember diesen Jahres HKD 478.800,00 (€ 55.402,64) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 120.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Correspondence zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Chen Yuan, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.