Ji Wen Yu
Happiness for the Children
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 HKD
Price realised: 211.500 HKD
Price realised: 211.500 HKD
Description
JI WEN YU (Born in 1959)
Happiness for the Children
signed, dated' Ji Wenyu; 1997' in Chinese (lower right & on reverse)
oil on canvas
88.7 x 115 cm. (35 x 45¼ in.)
Painted in 1997
Happiness for the Children
signed, dated' Ji Wenyu; 1997' in Chinese (lower right & on reverse)
oil on canvas
88.7 x 115 cm. (35 x 45¼ in.)
Painted in 1997
A top price for Ji Wenyu
The work Happiness for the Children by Ji Wenyu was worth HKD 211,500.00 (€ 18,488.97) to a buyer in November 2007. This price was achieved in the auction Asian Contemporary Art at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 70,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Happiness for the Children the most expensive artwork by Ji Wenyu that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ji Wenyu
Die Arbeit Happiness for the Children von Ji Wenyu war einem Käufer im November 2007 HKD 211.500,00 (€ 18.488,97) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Asian Contemporary Art bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 70.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Happiness for the Children zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ji Wenyu, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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