Ni Yuanlu
Poems In Cursive Script
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 797
18. Sep - 18. Sep 2014
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 797
18. Sep - 18. Sep 2014
Estimate: 250.000 - 350.000 USD
Price realised: 1.325.000 USD
Price realised: 1.325.000 USD
Description
Ni Yuanlu 1593-1644
POEMS IN CURSIVE SCRIPT
signed Yuanlu, with two seals of the artist, ni yuan lu, hong bao
Colophon by He Zhen (19th century), dated jihai of the Daoguang reign (1839), spring, signed Qiantang He Zhen, with two seals, chen zhen, fang gu; Qian Yaohe (?-1830), signed Qian Yaohe, dated the eighth year of the Daoguang reign, wuzi, the fifteenth day of the eleventh lunar month (Nov. 21, 1828), with one seal, qian yaohe; Naito Konan (1866-1934), signed Neiteng Hu, dated bingyin (1926), the eleventh lunar month, with one seal, hu nan; Nagao U
Titleslip by Inukai Tsuyoshi (1855-1931), signed Quanyang Yi, with two seals, both illegible; Frontispiece by Inukai Tsuyoshi, signed Quanyang Yi, with two seals, quan yang yi yin, zi yuan
With two collector's seals of Pei Jingfu (1854-1924), bo qian bao ci guo yu mihng zhu jun ma, pei jing fu; two collector's seals of Yan Liangyu (Qing Dynasty), liang yu, bao hou shen ding, ceng zai yan shi san ai xuan, san an xuan; Jin Futing (19th Century), jin fu ting shou xian shi shou cang; and four other collectors' seals, de jian shen ding, shang yu ni yi zhen shang, wu xing yao zhuo suo jian miao ji, gui hua xuan cang
ink on paper, handscroll
22.5 by 186.4 cm. 8 7/8 by 73 3/8 in.
POEMS IN CURSIVE SCRIPT
signed Yuanlu, with two seals of the artist, ni yuan lu, hong bao
Colophon by He Zhen (19th century), dated jihai of the Daoguang reign (1839), spring, signed Qiantang He Zhen, with two seals, chen zhen, fang gu; Qian Yaohe (?-1830), signed Qian Yaohe, dated the eighth year of the Daoguang reign, wuzi, the fifteenth day of the eleventh lunar month (Nov. 21, 1828), with one seal, qian yaohe; Naito Konan (1866-1934), signed Neiteng Hu, dated bingyin (1926), the eleventh lunar month, with one seal, hu nan; Nagao U
Titleslip by Inukai Tsuyoshi (1855-1931), signed Quanyang Yi, with two seals, both illegible; Frontispiece by Inukai Tsuyoshi, signed Quanyang Yi, with two seals, quan yang yi yin, zi yuan
With two collector's seals of Pei Jingfu (1854-1924), bo qian bao ci guo yu mihng zhu jun ma, pei jing fu; two collector's seals of Yan Liangyu (Qing Dynasty), liang yu, bao hou shen ding, ceng zai yan shi san ai xuan, san an xuan; Jin Futing (19th Century), jin fu ting shou xian shi shou cang; and four other collectors' seals, de jian shen ding, shang yu ni yi zhen shang, wu xing yao zhuo suo jian miao ji, gui hua xuan cang
ink on paper, handscroll
22.5 by 186.4 cm. 8 7/8 by 73 3/8 in.
A top price for Ni Yuanlu
When the work Poems In Cursive Script by Ni Yuanlu was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in September 2014, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 350,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 1,325,000.00 (€ 1,049,255.62). This high result makes Poems In Cursive Script the most expensive artwork by Ni Yuanlu that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ni Yuanlu
Als die Arbeit Poems In Cursive Script von Ni Yuanlu im September 2014 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 350.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 1.325.000,00 (€ 1.049.255,62) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Poems In Cursive Script zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ni Yuanlu, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Ni Yuanlu - Auction history
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