Ruan Yuan
Calligraphy Couplet In Clerical Script
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 512
17. Sep - 17. Sep 2015
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 512
17. Sep - 17. Sep 2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Ruan Yuan 1764-1849
CALLIGRAPHY COUPLET IN CLERICAL SCRIPT
signed Xiong Yuan, with three seals of the artist, wan liu tang, jie xing zhai lao ren, yi zhi lin quan
ink on silver-dusted paper, a pair of hanging scrolls
127 by 28.5 cm. 49 1/2 by 11 1/8 in. (2)
CALLIGRAPHY COUPLET IN CLERICAL SCRIPT
signed Xiong Yuan, with three seals of the artist, wan liu tang, jie xing zhai lao ren, yi zhi lin quan
ink on silver-dusted paper, a pair of hanging scrolls
127 by 28.5 cm. 49 1/2 by 11 1/8 in. (2)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Calligraphy Couplet In Clerical Script by Ruan Yuan was worth USD 16,250.00 (€ 14,558.32) to a buyer in September 2015. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 5,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Ruan Yuan have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Nine-character Couplet in Running Script in May 2013 with an auction result of HKD 1,350,000.00 (€ 133,877.43).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Calligraphy Couplet In Clerical Script von Ruan Yuan war einem Käufer im September 2015 USD 16.250,00 (€ 14.558,32) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 5.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ruan Yuan auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Nine-character Couplet in Running Script im Mai 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 1.350.000,00 (€ 133.877,43).
