Shitao
Poems, Calligraphy And Landscape
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 497
19. Mar - 19. Mar 2015
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 497
19. Mar - 19. Mar 2015
Estimate: 1.000.000 - 1.500.000 USD
Price realised: 3.946.000 USD
Price realised: 3.946.000 USD
Description
Shitao (Yuanji) 1642-1718
POEMS, CALLIGRAPHY AND LANDSCAPE
(1) with one seal of the artist, lao tao
(2) signed Qingxiang Dadi zi Ji, and one seal, qing xiang shi tao
(3) with two seals of the artist, yuan ji, shi tao
(4) signed Shitao Ji, and one seal, xia zun zhe
(5) with one seal of the artist, lao tao
(6) signed Dadi laoren Ji, and one seal, qing xiang shi tao
(7) with two seals of the artist, yuan ji, shi tao
Gu Wenbin (1811-1889), Yan Shiqing (1873-1929), and Ling Shihua (1900-1990) collection.
POEMS, CALLIGRAPHY AND LANDSCAPE
(1) with one seal of the artist, lao tao
(2) signed Qingxiang Dadi zi Ji, and one seal, qing xiang shi tao
(3) with two seals of the artist, yuan ji, shi tao
(4) signed Shitao Ji, and one seal, xia zun zhe
(5) with one seal of the artist, lao tao
(6) signed Dadi laoren Ji, and one seal, qing xiang shi tao
(7) with two seals of the artist, yuan ji, shi tao
Gu Wenbin (1811-1889), Yan Shiqing (1873-1929), and Ling Shihua (1900-1990) collection.
A top price for Shitao
This artwork by Shitao achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in March 2015. In the Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy auction, the work Poems, Calligraphy And Landscape sold for USD 3,946,000.00 (€ 3,673,773.39) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,500,000.00. This high result makes Poems, Calligraphy And Landscape the most expensive artwork by Shitao that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Shitao
Dieses Kunstwerk von Shitao erzielte im März 2015 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy wurde die Arbeit Poems, Calligraphy And Landscape für USD 3.946.000,00 (€ 3.673.773,39) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.500.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Poems, Calligraphy And Landscape zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Shitao, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Shitao - Auction history
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