Ren Xiong
Figures After Ancient Artists
Estimate: 260.000 - 320.000 HKD
Price realised: 625.000 HKD
Price realised: 625.000 HKD
Description
Ren Xiong
(1823 - 1857）
FIGURES AFTER ANCIENT ARTISTS
all signed WEIZHANG, one dated 1855, all inscribed, and with eight seals of the artist
ink and colour on silk, set of eight, framed
each 28.9 by 33 cm. 11 3/8 by 13 in. (8)
Sotheby's New York, Fine Chinese Works of Arts and Paintings, Jun 1982, Lot 58 | Sotheby's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, Nov 1990, Lot 43
(1823 - 1857）
FIGURES AFTER ANCIENT ARTISTS
all signed WEIZHANG, one dated 1855, all inscribed, and with eight seals of the artist
ink and colour on silk, set of eight, framed
each 28.9 by 33 cm. 11 3/8 by 13 in. (8)
Sotheby's New York, Fine Chinese Works of Arts and Paintings, Jun 1982, Lot 58 | Sotheby's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, Nov 1990, Lot 43
Upper estimate price exceeded by 95 %.
This artwork by Ren Xiong achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2017. In the Fine Chinese Paintings auction, the work Figures After Ancient Artists sold for HKD 625,000.00 (€ 68,788.63) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 320,000.00. Admittedly, works by Ren Xiong have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Drinking Cards with Illustrations of Daoist Immortals in November 2019 with an auction result of HKD 5,765,000.00 (€ 668,633.27).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 95 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ren Xiong erzielte im Oktober 2017 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Chinese Paintings wurde die Arbeit Figures After Ancient Artists für HKD 625.000,00 (€ 68.788,63) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 320.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ren Xiong auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Drinking Cards with Illustrations of Daoist Immortals im November 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 5.765.000,00 (€ 668.633,27).
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