Guan Wei
Playing With String
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
The Ullens Collection - The Nascence of Avant Garde China, Lot 836
3. Apr - 3. Apr 2011
The Ullens Collection - The Nascence of Avant Garde China, Lot 836
3. Apr - 3. Apr 2011
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.100.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.100.000 HKD
Description
Guan Wei
B. 1957
PLAYING WITH STRING
Signed in Chinese and Pinyin, titled in Chinese and dated 1987 on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
80.5 by 45.7 cm.; 31 3/4 by 18 in.
Chinese Century, Paris
B. 1957
PLAYING WITH STRING
Signed in Chinese and Pinyin, titled in Chinese and dated 1987 on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
80.5 by 45.7 cm.; 31 3/4 by 18 in.
Chinese Century, Paris
A top price for Guan Wei
When the work Playing With String by Guan Wei was auctioned at Sothebys in Hong Kong in April 2011, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 60,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than 18 times as high at HKD 1,100,000.00 (€ 95,594.09). This high result makes Playing With String the most expensive artwork by Guan Wei that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Guan Wei
Als die Arbeit Playing With String von Guan Wei im April 2011 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – HKD 60.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 1.100.000,00 (€ 95.594,09) mehr als 18-mal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Playing With String zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Guan Wei, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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