Shen Hanwu
Untitled
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
20th Century & Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, Lot 341
24.Nov - 24.Nov.2019
20th Century & Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, Lot 341
24.Nov - 24.Nov.2019
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 HKD
Price realised: 212.500 HKD
Price realised: 212.500 HKD
Description
signed in Chinese, signed ‘H. W. Shen’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
74.6 x 59.3 cm. (29 3/8 x 23 3/8 in.)
Private Collection, New Jersey, USA (acquired directly from the artist by the present owner)
oil on canvas
74.6 x 59.3 cm. (29 3/8 x 23 3/8 in.)
Private Collection, New Jersey, USA (acquired directly from the artist by the present owner)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 77 %.
This artwork by Shen Hanwu achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in November 2019. In the 20th Century & Contemporary Art Afternoon Session auction, the work without title sold for HKD 212,500.00 (€ 24,646.07) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 120,000.00. Admittedly, works by Shen Hanwu have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Descendants Of The Dragon in April 2014 with an auction result of HKD 1,480,000.00 (€ 137,649.60).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 77 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Shen Hanwu erzielte im November 2019 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art Afternoon Session wurde diese Arbeit ohne Titel für HKD 212.500,00 (€ 24.646,07) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 120.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Shen Hanwu auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Descendants Of The Dragon im April 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 1.480.000,00 (€ 137.649,60).
Shen Hanwu - Auction history
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