Situ Qi
Cotton Tree Blossoms
Estimate: 800.000 - 1.200.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.625.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.625.000 HKD
Description
Situ Qi (Szeto Kei, 1907-1997)
COTTON TREE BLOSSOMS
signed SITU QI, dated 1970, inscribed, and with three seals of the artist. Titleslip by Li Fuhong
ink and colour on paper, set of six, hanging scrolls
each 275.5 by 87.8 cm. 108 ½ by 34½ in. (2)
each 275.5 by 94.3 cm. 108 ½ by 37 1/8 in. (4)
COTTON TREE BLOSSOMS
signed SITU QI, dated 1970, inscribed, and with three seals of the artist. Titleslip by Li Fuhong
ink and colour on paper, set of six, hanging scrolls
each 275.5 by 87.8 cm. 108 ½ by 34½ in. (2)
each 275.5 by 94.3 cm. 108 ½ by 37 1/8 in. (4)
A top price for Situ Qi
The work Cotton Tree Blossoms by Situ Qi was auctioned at Sothebys in Hong Kong in July 2020. It achieved a price of HKD 1,625,000.00 (€ 178,040.60), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 35%. With this result, Cotton Tree Blossoms is even the most expensive work of art by Situ Qi that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Situ Qi
Die Arbeit Cotton Tree Blossoms von Situ Qi kam im Juli 2020 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 1.625.000,00 (€ 178.040,60) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 35%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Cotton Tree Blossoms sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Situ Qi, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.