Qiu Jie
Portrait of Mao
Found at
Christies,
London
Handpicked: 50 Works Selected by the Saatchi Gallery, Lot 34
28.Jun - 28.Jun.2018
Handpicked: 50 Works Selected by the Saatchi Gallery, Lot 34
28.Jun - 28.Jun.2018
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 31.250 GBP
Price realised: 31.250 GBP
Description
lead and coloured crayon on paper
94½ x 62in. (240 x 157.5cm.)
Executed in 2007
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 2007.
94½ x 62in. (240 x 157.5cm.)
Executed in 2007
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 2007.
A top price for Qiu Jie
The work Portrait of Mao by Qiu Jie was worth GBP 31,250.00 (€ 35,317.83) to a buyer in June 2018. This price was achieved in the auction Handpicked: 50 Works Selected by the Saatchi Gallery at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 6,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Portrait of Mao the most expensive artwork by Qiu Jie that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Qiu Jie
Die Arbeit Portrait of Mao von Qiu Jie war einem Käufer im Juni 2018 GBP 31.250,00 (€ 35.317,83) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Handpicked: 50 Works Selected by the Saatchi Gallery bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 6.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of Mao zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Qiu Jie, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Qiu Jie - Auction history
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