Lin Hukui
Cranes in Snow
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Modern Paintings, Lot 2797
31. May - 31. May 2011
Fine Chinese Modern Paintings, Lot 2797
31. May - 31. May 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
LIN HUKUI (LAM WU-FUI, BORN 1945)
Cranes in Snow
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated jichou year (2009)
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
90 x 96.8 cm. (35 1/2 x 38 1/8 in.)
20th Century
Cranes in Snow
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated jichou year (2009)
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
90 x 96.8 cm. (35 1/2 x 38 1/8 in.)
20th Century
A top price for Lin Hukui
The work Cranes in Snow by Lin Hukui was worth HKD 560,000.00 (€ 50,094.60) to a buyer in May 2011. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Chinese Modern Paintings at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 180,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Cranes in Snow the most expensive artwork by Lin Hukui that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Lin Hukui
Die Arbeit Cranes in Snow von Lin Hukui war einem Käufer im Mai 2011 HKD 560.000,00 (€ 50.094,60) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Chinese Modern Paintings bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 180.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Cranes in Snow zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Lin Hukui, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
