Leng Mei
The Young Hercules
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 553
28. May - 28. May 2010
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 553
28. May - 28. May 2010
Estimate: 1.200.000 - 1.500.000 HKD
Price realised: 16.900.000 HKD
Price realised: 16.900.000 HKD
Description
LENG MEI (17TH-18TH CENTURY)
The Young Hercules
Handscroll, ink and colour on silk
32.2 x 64 cm. (12 5/8 x 25¼ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dedicated to Dong Cun
Dated summer, renzi year (1732)
Fifty three colophons, dated eleventh year of the Yongzheng era (1733) to 1988, with a total of one hundred and thirty eight seals
Frontispiece by De Pei with three seals
The Young Hercules
Handscroll, ink and colour on silk
32.2 x 64 cm. (12 5/8 x 25¼ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dedicated to Dong Cun
Dated summer, renzi year (1732)
Fifty three colophons, dated eleventh year of the Yongzheng era (1733) to 1988, with a total of one hundred and thirty eight seals
Frontispiece by De Pei with three seals
A top price for Leng Mei
The work The Young Hercules by Leng Mei was worth HKD 16,900,000.00 (€ 1,755,719.95) to a buyer in May 2010. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 1,500,000.00 many times over. This high result makes The Young Hercules the most expensive artwork by Leng Mei that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Leng Mei
Die Arbeit The Young Hercules von Leng Mei war einem Käufer im Mai 2010 HKD 16.900.000,00 (€ 1.755.719,95) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 1.500.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Young Hercules zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Leng Mei, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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