Li Zijian
Letter No. 10
Estimate: 500.000 - 600.000 HKD
Price realised: 847.500 HKD
Price realised: 847.500 HKD
Description
LI ZIJIAN
(Born in 1954)
Letter No. 10
signed and dated 'Li Zijian; 2003' in Chinese & Pinyin (lower left)
oil on canvas
153 x 102 cm. (60 1/4 x 40 in.)
Painted in 2003
(Born in 1954)
Letter No. 10
signed and dated 'Li Zijian; 2003' in Chinese & Pinyin (lower left)
oil on canvas
153 x 102 cm. (60 1/4 x 40 in.)
Painted in 2003
Upper estimate price exceeded by 41 %.
In May 2008 Christies in Hong Kong held the auction Chinese 20th Century Art (Day Sale), which included the work Letter No. 10 by Li Zijian. The »bidding war« ended at HKD 847,500.00 (€ 69,771.69), 41% above the upper estimate. Other works by Li Zijian have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of HKD 1,320,000.00 (€ 128,008.45) in November 2006 for the work The Buffalo Family.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 41 % übertroffen
Im Mai 2008 führte Christies in Hong Kong die Auktion Chinese 20th Century Art (Day Sale) durch, in der auch die Arbeit Letter No. 10 von Li Zijian zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von HKD 847.500,00 (€ 69.771,69) und damit 41% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Li Zijian haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von HKD 1.320.000,00 (€ 128.008,45) im November 2006 für die Arbeit The Buffalo Family beobachtet.