Ma Baozhong

19 December, 1984

Found at Sothebys, Hong Kong
An Important Private Collection of Reunification Art - A Charity Auction to Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong's Reunification with China - to benefit The China Red Cross Foundation, Lot 29
29. Jun - 29. Jun 2007

Estimate: 5.800.000 - 6.800.000 HKD
Price realised: 17.120.000 HKD

Description

Ma Baozhong B. 1965
B. 1965
19 DECEMBER, 1984
executed in 1997
three panels, oil on canvas
370 by 720 cm. 145 3/4 by 283 1/2 in.

A top price for Ma Baozhong

This artwork by Ma Baozhong achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Hong Kong in June 2007. In the An Important Private Collection of Reunification Art - A Charity Auction to Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong's Reunification with China - to benefit The China Red Cross Foundation auction, the work 19 December, 1984 sold for HKD 17,120,000.00 (€ 1,619,562.13) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 6,800,000.00. This high result makes 19 December, 1984 the most expensive artwork by Ma Baozhong that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Ma Baozhong

Dieses Kunstwerk von Ma Baozhong erzielte im Juni 2007 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion An Important Private Collection of Reunification Art - A Charity Auction to Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Hong Kong's Reunification with China - to benefit The China Red Cross Foundation wurde die Arbeit 19 December, 1984 für HKD 17.120.000,00 (€ 1.619.562,13) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 6.800.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht 19 December, 1984 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ma Baozhong, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.