Matthew Wong

Night Crossing

Found at Sothebys, New York
The Now Evening Auction, Lot 5
29. Oct - 19. Nov 2021
Estimate: 1.000.000 - 1.500.000 USD
Price realised: 4.860.000 USD
Property of a Distinguished European Collector
Matthew Wong
1984 - 2019
Night Crossing
王俊傑
《夜航》
signed 王, titled and dated 二0一八 (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
48 by 60 in. 122 by 152 cm.
Karma, New York | Private Collection | Acquired from the above by the present owner

Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price

When the work Night Crossing by Matthew Wong was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in November 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 1,500,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 4,860,000.00 (€ 4,305,838.58). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Matthew Wong; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The Night Watcher sold at auction in May last year with the realized price of USD 5,897,150.00 (€ 5,495,433.79).

Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Als die Arbeit Night Crossing von Matthew Wong im November 2021 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 1.500.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 4.860.000,00 (€ 4.305.838,58) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Matthew Wong; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The Night Watcher im Mai letzten Jahres mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 5.897.150,00 (€ 5.495.433,79).

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