Lu Hui
Figure Paintings After Old Masters
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Paintings, Lot 620
14. Sep - 14. Sep 2016
The Roy and Marilyn Papp Collection of Chinese Paintings, Lot 620
14. Sep - 14. Sep 2016
Estimate: 35.000 - 55.000 USD
Price realised: 187.500 USD
Price realised: 187.500 USD
Description
Lu Hui 1851-1920
FIGURE PAINTINGS AFTER OLD MASTERS
(1) signed Lianfu Hui, with one seal of the artist, lian fu
(2) signed Wujiang Lu Hui, with one seal of the artist, lian fu
(3) signed Lianfu Lu Hui, with one seal of the artist, lu hui zhi yin
(4) signed Lu Hui, with one seal of the artist, lian fu
(5) signed Hui, with one seal of the artist, lian fu
(6) signed Lu Hui, with one seal of the artist, lian fu
(7) signed Hui, with one seal of the artist, wu jiang lu hui
FIGURE PAINTINGS AFTER OLD MASTERS
(1) signed Lianfu Hui, with one seal of the artist, lian fu
(2) signed Wujiang Lu Hui, with one seal of the artist, lian fu
(3) signed Lianfu Lu Hui, with one seal of the artist, lu hui zhi yin
(4) signed Lu Hui, with one seal of the artist, lian fu
(5) signed Hui, with one seal of the artist, lian fu
(6) signed Lu Hui, with one seal of the artist, lian fu
(7) signed Hui, with one seal of the artist, wu jiang lu hui
A top price for Lu Hui
When the work Figure Paintings After Old Masters by Lu Hui was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in September 2016, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 55,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 187,500.00 (€ 166,844.63). This high result makes Figure Paintings After Old Masters the most expensive artwork by Lu Hui that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Lu Hui
Als die Arbeit Figure Paintings After Old Masters von Lu Hui im September 2016 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 55.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 187.500,00 (€ 166.844,63) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Figure Paintings After Old Masters zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Lu Hui, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Lu Hui - Auction history
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