Huang Hai-Hsin
The Wild
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 323
11.Jul - 20.Jul.2017
First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 323
11.Jul - 20.Jul.2017
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 6.250 USD
Price realised: 6.250 USD
Description
signed in Chinese and English and dated ‘2015 Hai Hsin Huang’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
40 x 50 ¼ in. (101.6 x 127.6 cm.)
Painted in 2015.
Please note this lot is the property of a private collector.
Born in Taipei in 1984, Brooklyn-based artist Huang Hai-Hsin composes works that explore the space between humor, tragedy, and horror. Her works delve into the threat of violence and fear in society and the contradictions ones encounters in daily life. While often executed in a colorful and lighthearted palette, at their heart, her whimsical narratives express a dark and unique sense of humor—The Wild (Lot 1), is no exception.
In this work, a bear has wandered into the center of a campground causing a nearly comical amount of devastation. The beast himself appears quite small and diminutive, yet pandemonium ensues around him—one camper tries to ward the creature off with fire, others take aim with their rifles, several campers have fainted in the hysteria, while still others pose for a selfie with their visitor. Each person expresses their shock at seeing the bear, yet it is he that belongs in this environment and t
Huang Hai-Hsin received her BA from National Taipei University of Education in 2007 and her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York in 2009. Numerous solo exhibitions of her work have been held in New York and Taipei. Her work has also been included in group exhibitions at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in Taichung, The Taipei Cultural Center in New York, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art in Israel, and the Kyoto Culture Museum. Her paintings are in the permanent collections of
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
oil on canvas
40 x 50 ¼ in. (101.6 x 127.6 cm.)
Painted in 2015.
Please note this lot is the property of a private collector.
Born in Taipei in 1984, Brooklyn-based artist Huang Hai-Hsin composes works that explore the space between humor, tragedy, and horror. Her works delve into the threat of violence and fear in society and the contradictions ones encounters in daily life. While often executed in a colorful and lighthearted palette, at their heart, her whimsical narratives express a dark and unique sense of humor—The Wild (Lot 1), is no exception.
In this work, a bear has wandered into the center of a campground causing a nearly comical amount of devastation. The beast himself appears quite small and diminutive, yet pandemonium ensues around him—one camper tries to ward the creature off with fire, others take aim with their rifles, several campers have fainted in the hysteria, while still others pose for a selfie with their visitor. Each person expresses their shock at seeing the bear, yet it is he that belongs in this environment and t
Huang Hai-Hsin received her BA from National Taipei University of Education in 2007 and her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York in 2009. Numerous solo exhibitions of her work have been held in New York and Taipei. Her work has also been included in group exhibitions at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in Taichung, The Taipei Cultural Center in New York, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art in Israel, and the Kyoto Culture Museum. Her paintings are in the permanent collections of
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work The Wild by Huang Hai-Hsin was sold in the First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art auction at Christies in New York in July 2017. Here, the upper estimate of USD 6,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 6,250.00 (€ 5,284.97). Other works by Huang Hai-Hsin have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of HKD 69,850.00 (€ 8,178.72) in March this year for the work The game goes on.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Wild von Huang Hai-Hsin wurde im Juli 2017 in der Auktion First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 6.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 6.250,00 (€ 5.284,97) einen neuen Besitzer. Andere Arbeiten von Huang Hai-Hsin haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von HKD 69.850,00 (€ 8.178,72) im März diesen Jahres für die Arbeit The game goes on beobachtet.
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