Hu Linyi
Calligraphy Couplet In Regular Script
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 1021
17. Mar - 17. Mar 2016
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 1021
17. Mar - 17. Mar 2016
Estimate: 3.000 - 4.000 USD
Price realised: 52.500 USD
Price realised: 52.500 USD
Description
Hu Linyi 1812-1861
CALLIGRAPHY COUPLET IN REGULAR SCRIPT
signed Hu Linyi, dated guichou (1853), Winter, with three seals of the artist, shou cang xuan, hu lin yi yin, bi yan jing liang
ink on paper, a pair of hanging scrolls
each 163.3 by 39.5 cm. 64 1/4 by 15 1/2 in. (2)
CALLIGRAPHY COUPLET IN REGULAR SCRIPT
signed Hu Linyi, dated guichou (1853), Winter, with three seals of the artist, shou cang xuan, hu lin yi yin, bi yan jing liang
ink on paper, a pair of hanging scrolls
each 163.3 by 39.5 cm. 64 1/4 by 15 1/2 in. (2)
A top price for Hu Linyi
When the work Calligraphy Couplet In Regular Script by Hu Linyi was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2016, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 4,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than 13 times as high at USD 52,500.00 (€ 46,093.06). This high result makes Calligraphy Couplet In Regular Script the most expensive artwork by Hu Linyi that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Hu Linyi
Als die Arbeit Calligraphy Couplet In Regular Script von Hu Linyi im März 2016 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 4.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 52.500,00 (€ 46.093,06) mehr als 13-mal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Calligraphy Couplet In Regular Script zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Hu Linyi, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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