Gao Yu

The Seed Of Civilisation

Found at Sothebys, Hong Kong
Contemporary Chinese Art, Lot 301
5. Oct - 5. Oct 2008
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 HKD
Price realised: 620.000 HKD
Gao Yu
B. 1981
THE SEED OF CIVILISATION
signed in Chinese and dated 2005, framed
acrylic on canvas
189.7 by 189.7cm.; 74 3/4 by 74 3/4 in.

Artwork auctioned at eight times the upper estimate price

The work The Seed Of Civilisation by Gao Yu was worth HKD 620,000.00 (€ 63,065.76) to a buyer in October 2008. This price was achieved in the auction Contemporary Chinese Art at Sothebys in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 70,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Gao Yu; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot National Treasure(Painted in 2006) sold at auction in October last year with the realized price of HKD 912,000.00 (€ 116,868.93).

Kunstwerk zum Achtfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Die Arbeit The Seed Of Civilisation von Gao Yu war einem Käufer im Oktober 2008 HKD 620.000,00 (€ 63.065,76) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Contemporary Chinese Art bei Sothebys in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 70.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Gao Yu; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit National Treasure(Painted in 2006) im Oktober letzten Jahres mit dem Hammerpreis von HKD 912.000,00 (€ 116.868,93).

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