Li Hongbo
Bust of Laocoonte
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
Contemporary Art Asia: New York Edition, Lot 757
22.Mai - 30.Mai.2018
Contemporary Art Asia: New York Edition, Lot 757
22.Mai - 30.Mai.2018
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 21.250 USD
Price realised: 21.250 USD
Description
signed in Chinese and dated '2015.2' (on the reverse)
paper sculpture
81.3 x 61 x 38.1 cm. (32 x 24 x 15 in.)
Executed in 2015
edition 2/3
Klein Sun Gallery, New York, USA | Private Collection, New York, USA
paper sculpture
81.3 x 61 x 38.1 cm. (32 x 24 x 15 in.)
Executed in 2015
edition 2/3
Klein Sun Gallery, New York, USA | Private Collection, New York, USA
A top price for Li Hongbo
The work Bust of Laocoonte by Li Hongbo was worth USD 21,250.00 (€ 18,209.08) to a buyer in May 2018. This price was achieved in the auction Contemporary Art Asia: New York Edition at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 7,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Bust of Laocoonte the most expensive artwork by Li Hongbo that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Li Hongbo
Die Arbeit Bust of Laocoonte von Li Hongbo war einem Käufer im Mai 2018 USD 21.250,00 (€ 18.209,08) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Contemporary Art Asia: New York Edition bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 7.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Bust of Laocoonte zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Li Hongbo, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.