David Wu Ject-Key
Gipsy Girl
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern Asian Art, Lot 5079
4. Apr - 4. Apr 2016
Modern Asian Art, Lot 5079
4. Apr - 4. Apr 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
David Wu Ject-Key
1890-1968
GIPSY GIRL
Salmagundi Club (New York) label affixed to the reverse
signed in Pinyin and Chinese, stamped with the artist's seal
watercolour on paper
executed circa 1940s
39 by 35 cm; 15 3/8 by 13 3/4 in.
Salmagundi Club, New York
1890-1968
GIPSY GIRL
Salmagundi Club (New York) label affixed to the reverse
signed in Pinyin and Chinese, stamped with the artist's seal
watercolour on paper
executed circa 1940s
39 by 35 cm; 15 3/8 by 13 3/4 in.
Salmagundi Club, New York
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Gipsy Girl by David Wu Ject-Key was auctioned at Sothebys in Hong Kong in April 2016, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of HKD 30,000.00 – 50,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for HKD 18,750.00 (€ 2,112.47). 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 Gipsy Girl von David Wu Ject-Key im April 2016 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 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für HKD 18.750,00 (€ 2.112,47) 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).
David Wu Ject-Key - Auction history
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