Leng Jun
Five Pointed Star
Estimate: 350.000 - 450.000 USD
Price realised: 1.216.000 USD
Price realised: 1.216.000 USD
Description
Leng Jun
B. 1963
FIVE POINTED STAR
signed in Chinese and dated 99.3; signed in Chinese and titled in Chinese on the reverse
oil on canvas
51 1/8 by 51 1/8 in. 130 by 130 cm.
B. 1963
FIVE POINTED STAR
signed in Chinese and dated 99.3; signed in Chinese and titled in Chinese on the reverse
oil on canvas
51 1/8 by 51 1/8 in. 130 by 130 cm.
A top price for Leng Jun
This artwork by Leng Jun achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in March 2007. In the Contemporary Art Asia auction, the work Five Pointed Star sold for USD 1,216,000.00 (€ 909,226.86) - well above the upper estimate of USD 450,000.00. This high result makes Five Pointed Star the most expensive artwork by Leng Jun that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Leng Jun
Dieses Kunstwerk von Leng Jun erzielte im März 2007 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art Asia wurde die Arbeit Five Pointed Star für USD 1.216.000,00 (€ 909.226,86) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 450.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Five Pointed Star zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Leng Jun, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.