Ren Yu
Amitabha
Estimate: 180.000 - 250.000 HKD
Price realised: 400.000 HKD
Price realised: 400.000 HKD
Description
Ren Yu
(1853-1901)
AMITABHA
signed REN YU, dated 1883, with one seal of the artist, and one collector's seal. Titleslip by Li Su'an. Annotations by Jin Xinlan and Wu Changshuo
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
103.3 by 29.8 cm. 40 5/8 by 11 ¾ in.
(1853-1901)
AMITABHA
signed REN YU, dated 1883, with one seal of the artist, and one collector's seal. Titleslip by Li Su'an. Annotations by Jin Xinlan and Wu Changshuo
ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
103.3 by 29.8 cm. 40 5/8 by 11 ¾ in.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 60 %.
The work Amitabha by Ren Yu was auctioned at Sothebys in Hong Kong in April 2018. It achieved a price of HKD 400,000.00 (€ 42,206.39), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 60%. Admittedly, works by Ren Yu have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Flowers in November 2013 with an auction result of HKD 2,800,000.00 (€ 265,471.12).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 60 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Amitabha von Ren Yu kam im April 2018 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 400.000,00 (€ 42.206,39) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 60%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ren Yu auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Flowers im November 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 2.800.000,00 (€ 265.471,12).
Ren Yu - Auction history
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