Lin Shu
Landscapes
Estimate: 160.000 - 250.000 HKD
Price realised: 687.500 HKD
Price realised: 687.500 HKD
Description
Lin Shu (1852-1924)
LANDSCAPES
each signed WEILU JUSHI or LIN SHU, dated 1919, inscribed, with a dedication, and four seals of the artist
ink and colour on paper, set of four, hanging scroll
each 175.6 by 46.5 cm. 69 1/8 by 18 ¼ in. (4)
LANDSCAPES
each signed WEILU JUSHI or LIN SHU, dated 1919, inscribed, with a dedication, and four seals of the artist
ink and colour on paper, set of four, hanging scroll
each 175.6 by 46.5 cm. 69 1/8 by 18 ¼ in. (4)
A top price for Lin Shu
This artwork by Lin Shu achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2014. In the Fine Chinese Paintings auction, the work Landscapes sold for HKD 687,500.00 (€ 70,780.13) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 250,000.00. This high result makes Landscapes the most expensive artwork by Lin Shu that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Lin Shu
Dieses Kunstwerk von Lin Shu erzielte im Oktober 2014 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Chinese Paintings wurde die Arbeit Landscapes für HKD 687.500,00 (€ 70.780,13) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 250.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Landscapes zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Lin Shu, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.