Gong Xian
Dwelling In Seclusion Amid Rivers And Mountains
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 505
19. Mar - 19. Mar 2015
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 505
19. Mar - 19. Mar 2015
Estimate: 600.000 - 800.000 USD
Price realised: 2.410.000 USD
Price realised: 2.410.000 USD
Description
Gong Xian 1619-1689
DWELLING IN SECLUSION AMID RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS
signed Gong Xian, inscribed with a poem, with two seals of the artist, gong xian yin, ban qian
Colophon by Shao Songnian (1848-1923), dated bingshen (1896) of the Guangxu reign, with two seals, shao shi bo ying, song nian bo ying
With two collector's seals of Shao Songnian (1848-1923), chang yi zi sun, song nian suo cang
Artist inscription:
Rivers and mountains all belong to the realm of fishermen and woodcutters;
Amongst them are the houses and huts in which recluses dwell.
Playing strings and chanting, calling out and singing, after eating and drinking he remarks:
Kaikodo Journal, Spring 1996, no. 23, pp. 50-53
DWELLING IN SECLUSION AMID RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS
signed Gong Xian, inscribed with a poem, with two seals of the artist, gong xian yin, ban qian
Colophon by Shao Songnian (1848-1923), dated bingshen (1896) of the Guangxu reign, with two seals, shao shi bo ying, song nian bo ying
With two collector's seals of Shao Songnian (1848-1923), chang yi zi sun, song nian suo cang
Artist inscription:
Rivers and mountains all belong to the realm of fishermen and woodcutters;
Amongst them are the houses and huts in which recluses dwell.
Playing strings and chanting, calling out and singing, after eating and drinking he remarks:
Kaikodo Journal, Spring 1996, no. 23, pp. 50-53
A top price for Gong Xian
When the work Dwelling In Seclusion Amid Rivers And Mountains by Gong Xian was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2015, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 800,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 2,410,000.00 (€ 2,243,738.94). This high result makes Dwelling In Seclusion Amid Rivers And Mountains the most expensive artwork by Gong Xian that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Gong Xian
Als die Arbeit Dwelling In Seclusion Amid Rivers And Mountains von Gong Xian im März 2015 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 800.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 2.410.000,00 (€ 2.243.738,94) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Dwelling In Seclusion Amid Rivers And Mountains zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Gong Xian, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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