David Wu Ject-Key

A: Reclining Nude; B: Seated Nude [Two Works]

Found at Sothebys, Hong Kong
20th Century Chinese Art, Lot 5163
6. Oct - 6. Oct 2014
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 HKD
Price realised: 75.000 HKD
David Wu Ject-Key
1890-1968
A: RECLINING NUDE; B: SEATED NUDE [TWO WORKS]
A: signed in Pinyin and Chinese and stamped with the artist's seal; titled and dated 57.12.9 on the reverse
B: signed in Pinyin and Chinese and stamped with the artist's seal; dated 56.3.13 and inscribed S.C. on the reverse
oil on board
A: 31.1 by 41.5 cm. 12 1/4 by 16 3/8 in.
B: 45 by 35.5 cm. 17 3/4 by 14 in.
Private American Collection

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work A: Reclining Nude; B: Seated Nude Two Works by David Wu Ject-Key was auctioned at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2014, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of HKD 80,000.00 – 120,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for HKD 75,000.00 (€ 7,721.47). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by David Wu Ject-Key achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Ladies Under The Pine in April 2016 with an auction result of HKD 750,000.00 (€ 84,498.73).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit A: Reclining Nude; B: Seated Nude Two Works von David Wu Ject-Key im Oktober 2014 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von HKD 80.000,00 – 120.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für HKD 75.000,00 (€ 7.721,47) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von David Wu Ject-Key erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Ladies Under The Pine im April 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 750.000,00 (€ 84.498,73).

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