Irene Chou
The Universe In My Mind
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings, Lot 1009
27. May - 27. May 2021
Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings, Lot 1009
27. May - 27. May 2021
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 HKD
Price realised: 237.500 HKD
Price realised: 237.500 HKD
Description
Irene Chou (Zhou Lüyun, 1924-2011)
A set of seven scrolls, mounted as a handscroll and framed, ink and colour on paper
Four scrolls measure 12.5 x 14.5 cm. (4 7/8 x 5 ¾ in.)
Three scrolls measure 14.5 x 12.5 cm. (5 ¾ x 4 7/8 in.)
Two scrolls inscribed and signed by the artist, with a total of seven seals
Dated summer, jisi year (1989)
Acquired from Charlotte Horstmann & Gerard Godfrey Ltd., Hong Kong, 1989.
A set of seven scrolls, mounted as a handscroll and framed, ink and colour on paper
Four scrolls measure 12.5 x 14.5 cm. (4 7/8 x 5 ¾ in.)
Three scrolls measure 14.5 x 12.5 cm. (5 ¾ x 4 7/8 in.)
Two scrolls inscribed and signed by the artist, with a total of seven seals
Dated summer, jisi year (1989)
Acquired from Charlotte Horstmann & Gerard Godfrey Ltd., Hong Kong, 1989.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 32 %.
The work The Universe In My Mind by Irene Chou was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2021. It achieved a price of HKD 237,500.00 (€ 25,105.58), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 32%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Irene Chou - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Universe Lies Within, which sold at auction in June 2015 for HKD 437,500.00 (€ 50,598.44).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 32 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Universe In My Mind von Irene Chou kam im Mai 2021 bei Christies in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 237.500,00 (€ 25.105,58) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 32%. Für andere Arbeiten von Irene Chou mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Universe Lies Within beobachtet, die im Juni 2015 für HKD 437.500,00 (€ 50.598,44) versteigert wurde.
Irene Chou - Auction history
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