Liu Hong Wei
Piggy Toy
Estimate: 350.000 - 500.000 HKD
Price realised: 860.000 HKD
Price realised: 860.000 HKD
Description
LIU HONG WEI
(B. 1965)
Piggy Toy
signed in Chinese; dated '2007' (lower right); titled, inscribed, dated and signed in Chinese (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
140 x 160 cm. (55 1/8 x 63 in.)
Painted in 2007
(B. 1965)
Piggy Toy
signed in Chinese; dated '2007' (lower right); titled, inscribed, dated and signed in Chinese (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
140 x 160 cm. (55 1/8 x 63 in.)
Painted in 2007
A top price for Liu Hongwei
The work Piggy Toy by Liu Hongwei was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2011. It achieved a price of HKD 860,000.00 (€ 76,931.00), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 72%. This high result makes Piggy Toy the most expensive artwork by Liu Hongwei that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Liu Hongwei
Die Arbeit Piggy Toy von Liu Hongwei kam im Mai 2011 bei Christies in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 860.000,00 (€ 76.931,00) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 72%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Piggy Toy zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Liu Hongwei, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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