Guan Yong
Do you Know? We are so distressed
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale), Lot 1720
30. May - 30. May 2010
Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale), Lot 1720
30. May - 30. May 2010
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
GUAN YONG
(B. 1975)
Do you Know? We are so distressed
oil on canvas, diptych
each: 200 x 170 cm. (78 3/4 x 67 in.);
overall: 200 x 340 cm. (78 3/4 x 133 7/8 in.)
Painted in 2007 (2)
(B. 1975)
Do you Know? We are so distressed
oil on canvas, diptych
each: 200 x 170 cm. (78 3/4 x 67 in.);
overall: 200 x 340 cm. (78 3/4 x 133 7/8 in.)
Painted in 2007 (2)
A top price for Guan Yong
In May 2010 Christies in Hong Kong held the auction Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale), which included the work Do you Know? We are so distressed by Guan Yong. Here, the upper estimate of HKD 2,200,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for HKD 2,420,000.00 (€ 251,410.79). With this result, Do you Know? We are so distressed is even the most expensive work of art by Guan Yong that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Guan Yong
Im Mai 2010 führte Christies in Hong Kong die Auktion Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale) durch, in der auch die Arbeit Do you Know? We are so distressed von Guan Yong zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von HKD 2.200.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für HKD 2.420.000,00 (€ 251.410,79) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Do you Know? We are so distressed sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Guan Yong, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
