Hong Lei
Bird & Flower Series (After Ma Lin's Fragrance with Sparse Shadow, Song Dynasty; After Zhao Ji's Loquat and Birds, Song Dynasty & After Wu Bing's Lotus from the Water, Song Dynasty)
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 HKD
Price realised: 150.000 HKD
Price realised: 150.000 HKD
Description
HONG LEI
(Born in 1960)
Bird & Flower Series (After Ma Lin's Fragrance with Sparse Shadow, Song Dynasty; After Zhao Ji's Loquat and Birds, Song Dynasty & After Wu Bing's Lotus from the Water, Song Dynasty)
signed, edition, titled and dated 'Hong Lei; 1998; 1999; Bird & Flower Series After Ma Lin's Fragrance with Sparse Shadow, Song Dynasty; After Zhao Ji's Loquat and Birds, Song Dynasty & After Wu Bing's Lotus from the Water, Song Dynasty; 2/10; 4/10; 7/10'
three chromogenic prints
81 x 81 cm. (32 x 32 in.) x 3 pieces
edition 2/10; 4/10 & 7/10
Painted in 1999 & 1998
(Born in 1960)
Bird & Flower Series (After Ma Lin's Fragrance with Sparse Shadow, Song Dynasty; After Zhao Ji's Loquat and Birds, Song Dynasty & After Wu Bing's Lotus from the Water, Song Dynasty)
signed, edition, titled and dated 'Hong Lei; 1998; 1999; Bird & Flower Series After Ma Lin's Fragrance with Sparse Shadow, Song Dynasty; After Zhao Ji's Loquat and Birds, Song Dynasty & After Wu Bing's Lotus from the Water, Song Dynasty; 2/10; 4/10; 7/10'
three chromogenic prints
81 x 81 cm. (32 x 32 in.) x 3 pieces
edition 2/10; 4/10 & 7/10
Painted in 1999 & 1998
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Bird & Flower Series (After Ma Lin's Fragrance with Sparse Shadow, Song Dynasty; After Zhao Ji's Loquat and Birds, Song Dynasty & After Wu Bing's Lotus from the Water, Song Dynasty) by Hong Lei was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2008. The price achieved of HKD 150,000.00 (€ 12,348.97) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as HKD 120,000.00 – 180,000.00. Other works by Hong Lei have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in May 2008 the work Speak, Memory was auctioned for GBP 18,500.00 (€ 23,532.81).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Bird & Flower Series (After Ma Lin's Fragrance with Sparse Shadow, Song Dynasty; After Zhao Ji's Loquat and Birds, Song Dynasty & After Wu Bing's Lotus from the Water, Song Dynasty) von Hong Lei kam im Mai 2008 bei Christies in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von HKD 150.000,00 (€ 12.348,97) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit HKD 120.000,00 – 180.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Hong Lei konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Mai 2008 die Arbeit Speak, Memory für GBP 18.500,00 (€ 23.532,81) versteigert.