Hopare
Catharsis
Found at
POLY,
Hong Kong
20th Century & Contemporary Art and Design Day Sale in association with Phillips, Lot 149
7. Jun - 7. Jun 2021
20th Century & Contemporary Art and Design Day Sale in association with Phillips, Lot 149
7. Jun - 7. Jun 2021
Estimate: 160.000 - 250.000 HKD
Price realised: 403.200 HKD
Price realised: 403.200 HKD
Description
Executed in 2020, this work is artist proof 1 from an edition of 8 plus 4 artist's proofs
bronze
83 × 52 × 41 ㎝. (32 ⅝ × 20 ½ × 16 ⅛ in.)
incised with the artist's signature and number 'E.A I/IV HOPARE' and stamped with the foundry mark on the reverse
bronze
83 × 52 × 41 ㎝. (32 ⅝ × 20 ½ × 16 ⅛ in.)
incised with the artist's signature and number 'E.A I/IV HOPARE' and stamped with the foundry mark on the reverse
Upper estimate price exceeded by 61 %.
The work Catharsis by Hopare was sold in the 20th Century & Contemporary Art and Design Day Sale in association with Phillips auction at POLY in Hong Kong in June 2021. It achieved a price of HKD 403,200.00 (€ 43,797.97), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 61%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Hopare; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Yiruma sold at auction in June 2021 with the realized price of HKD 693,000.00 (€ 75,277.77).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 61 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Catharsis von Hopare wurde im Juni 2021 in der Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art and Design Day Sale in association with Phillips bei POLY in Hong Kong versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 403.200,00 (€ 43.797,97) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 61%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Hopare; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Yiruma im Juni 2021 mit dem Hammerpreis von HKD 693.000,00 (€ 75.277,77).
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