Fu Baoshi
Personal Letter, late 1950s to early 1960s
Found at
Bonhams,
Sydney
Asian Art, Lot 39
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2023
Asian Art, Lot 39
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Various owners | 諸家
Fu Baoshi (1904-1965)
Personal Letter, late 1950s to early 1960s
Ink on paper, mounted for framing
Inscribed and signed Fu Baoshi, with one seal of the artist, and one seal of a collector
27.5 x 35cm
Private collection, Sydney, acquired locally in 2015
Fu Baoshi (1904-1965)
Personal Letter, late 1950s to early 1960s
Ink on paper, mounted for framing
Inscribed and signed Fu Baoshi, with one seal of the artist, and one seal of a collector
27.5 x 35cm
Private collection, Sydney, acquired locally in 2015
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Personal Letter, late 1950s to early 1960s by Fu Baoshi was auctioned at Bonhams in Sydney in December this year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of AUD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for AUD 1,476.00 (€ 911.06). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Fu Baoshi achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Beauty in April this year with an auction result of HKD 16,764,000.00 (€ 17,119,323.91).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Personal Letter, late 1950s to early 1960s von Fu Baoshi im Dezember diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in Sydney versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von AUD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für AUD 1.476,00 (€ 911,06) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Fu Baoshi erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Beauty im April diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 16.764.000,00 (€ 17.119.323,91).
Fu Baoshi - Auction history
