Kim Whanki

Untitled (Moonrise over mountains)

Found at Christies, New York
Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 321
22. Mar - 22. Mar 2001
Estimate: 3.000 - 4.000 USD
Price realised: 14.100 USD
Kim Whanki (1913-1974)
Untitled (Moonrise over mountains)
Signed and dated 58 Whanki
Gouache on paper
16½ x 115/8in. (41.9 x 29.5cm.)

Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price

When the work Untitled (Moonrise over mountains) by Kim Whan-Ki was auctioned at Christies in New York in March 2001, 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 three times as high at USD 14,100.00 (€ 16,033.66). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Kim Whan-Ki achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work 05-IV-71 #200 (Universe) in November 2019 with an auction result of HKD 101,955,000.00 (€ 11,824,892.46).

Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Als die Arbeit Untitled (Moonrise over mountains) von Kim Whan-Ki im März 2001 bei Christies 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 14.100,00 (€ 16.033,66) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Kim Whan-Ki erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit 05-IV-71 #200 (Universe) im November 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 101.955.000,00 (€ 11.824.892,46).

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