Lee Kit
Hand Painted Cloth Used With Friends In Gathering (Set Of Four)
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Contemporary Art – Day Sale, Lot 678
1. Oct - 1. Oct 2017
Contemporary Art – Day Sale, Lot 678
1. Oct - 1. Oct 2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Lee Kit
B.1978
HAND PAINTED CLOTH USED WITH FRIENDS IN GATHERING (SET OF FOUR)
acrylic on fabric, photo document
each photo: 24 by 19 cm; 9½ by 7½ in.
fabric: 231 by 118 cm; 90⅞ by 46½ in.
executed in 2009
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
B.1978
HAND PAINTED CLOTH USED WITH FRIENDS IN GATHERING (SET OF FOUR)
acrylic on fabric, photo document
each photo: 24 by 19 cm; 9½ by 7½ in.
fabric: 231 by 118 cm; 90⅞ by 46½ in.
executed in 2009
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Hand Painted Cloth Used With Friends In Gathering (Set Of Four) by Lee Kit was sold in the Contemporary Art – Day Sale auction at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2017. It achieved a price of HKD 187,500.00 (€ 20,636.59), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Lee Kit - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Johnson's- No More Tears, which sold at auction in March 2015 for HKD 437,500.00 (€ 52,543.99).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Hand Painted Cloth Used With Friends In Gathering (Set Of Four) von Lee Kit wurde im Oktober 2017 in der Auktion Contemporary Art – Day Sale bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 187.500,00 (€ 20.636,59) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Für andere Arbeiten von Lee Kit mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Johnson's- No More Tears beobachtet, die im März 2015 für HKD 437.500,00 (€ 52.543,99) versteigert wurde.