Gao Yu

Globefish In A Fool'S Paradise No.2

Found at Sothebys, Hong Kong
Contemporary Chinese Art (Part II), Lot 642
7. Oct - 7. Oct 2007
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 HKD
Price realised: 199.500 HKD
Gao Yu B. 1981
B. 1981
GLOBEFISH IN A FOOL'S PARADISE NO.2
signed in Chinese, and dated 2005, signed and titled in Chinese and dated 2004 on the reverse, framed
acrylic on canvas
139.7 by 119.4cm; 55 by 47in.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 66 %.

The work Globefish In A Fool'S Paradise No.2 by Gao Yu was sold in the Contemporary Chinese Art (Part II) auction at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2007. It achieved a price of HKD 199,500.00 (€ 17,787.88), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 66%. Admittedly, works by Gao Yu have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work National Treasure(Painted in 2006) in October last year with an auction result of HKD 912,000.00 (€ 116,868.93).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 66 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Globefish In A Fool'S Paradise No.2 von Gao Yu wurde im Oktober 2007 in der Auktion Contemporary Chinese Art (Part II) bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 199.500,00 (€ 17.787,88) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 66%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Gao Yu auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit National Treasure(Painted in 2006) im Oktober letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 912.000,00 (€ 116.868,93).

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