Liao Chi-Ch'Un
Ferryboat
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale), Lot 2018
26. May - 26. May 2012
Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale), Lot 2018
26. May - 26. May 2012
Estimate: 5.800.000 - 7.800.000 HKD
Price realised: 6.980.000 HKD
Price realised: 6.980.000 HKD
Description
LIAO CHI-CH'UN
(LIAO JICHUN, Chinese, 1902-1976)
Ferryboat
signed in Chinese; signed 'C. LIAO' in Pinyin (lower left); titled, dated, signed and inscribed in Chinese (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
49 x 60 cm. (19 1/4 x 23 5/8 in.)
Painted in 1964
(LIAO JICHUN, Chinese, 1902-1976)
Ferryboat
signed in Chinese; signed 'C. LIAO' in Pinyin (lower left); titled, dated, signed and inscribed in Chinese (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
49 x 60 cm. (19 1/4 x 23 5/8 in.)
Painted in 1964
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May 2012 Christies in Hong Kong held the auction Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale), which included the work Ferryboat by Liao Chi-Chun. The price achieved of HKD 6,980,000.00 (€ 727,130.38) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as HKD 5,800,000.00 – 7,800,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Liao Chi-Chun - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Garden, which sold at auction in May 2008 for HKD 35,047,500.00 (€ 2,885,337.24).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai 2012 führte Christies in Hong Kong die Auktion Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) durch, in der auch die Arbeit Ferryboat von Liao Chi-Chun zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von HKD 6.980.000,00 (€ 727.130,38) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit HKD 5.800.000,00 – 7.800.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Liao Chi-Chun mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Garden beobachtet, die im Mai 2008 für HKD 35.047.500,00 (€ 2.885.337,24) versteigert wurde.
Liao Chi-Chun - Auction history
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