Li Kai

Morning in the Forbidden City

Found at Christies, Hong Kong
20th Century Chinese Art, Lot 353
27. May - 27. May 2007
Estimate: 70.000 - 90.000 HKD
Price realised: 240.000 HKD
LI KAI (Born in 1947)
Morning in the Forbidden City
signed and dated 'Li Kai; 1990' in Chinese (lower right)
oil on canvas
100 x 80 cm. (39 3/8 x 31 1/2 in.)
Painted in 1990

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Li Kai achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2007. In the 20th Century Chinese Art auction, the work Morning in the Forbidden City sold for HKD 240,000.00 (€ 22,852.90) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 90,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Li Kai; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Morning In The Forbidden City sold at auction in April 2012 with the realized price of HKD 350,000.00 (€ 34,103.11).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Li Kai erzielte im Mai 2007 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th Century Chinese Art wurde die Arbeit Morning in the Forbidden City für HKD 240.000,00 (€ 22.852,90) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 90.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Li Kai; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Morning In The Forbidden City im April 2012 mit dem Hammerpreis von HKD 350.000,00 (€ 34.103,11).

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