Sui Jianguo
The Shadow Of The Century (Set Of Ten)
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
The Ullens Collection - Experimentation and Evolution, Lot 132
2. Oct - 2. Oct 2011
The Ullens Collection - Experimentation and Evolution, Lot 132
2. Oct - 2. Oct 2011
Estimate: 1.800.000 - 2.500.000 HKD
Price realised: 5.780.000 HKD
Price realised: 5.780.000 HKD
Description
Sui Jianguo
B. 1956
THE SHADOW OF THE CENTURY (SET OF TEN)
executed in 1997, this set is unique
aluminum, paper collage on woodboard
each: 50 (H) by 39.5 by 22 cm.; 19 5/8 (H) by 15 1/2 by 8 5/8 in.
Galerie Loft, Paris
B. 1956
THE SHADOW OF THE CENTURY (SET OF TEN)
executed in 1997, this set is unique
aluminum, paper collage on woodboard
each: 50 (H) by 39.5 by 22 cm.; 19 5/8 (H) by 15 1/2 by 8 5/8 in.
Galerie Loft, Paris
A top price for Sui Jianguo
This artwork by Sui Jianguo achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2011. In the The Ullens Collection - Experimentation and Evolution auction, the work The Shadow Of The Century (Set Of Ten) sold for HKD 5,780,000.00 (€ 533,780.74) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 2,500,000.00. This high result makes The Shadow Of The Century (Set Of Ten) the most expensive artwork by Sui Jianguo that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Sui Jianguo
Dieses Kunstwerk von Sui Jianguo erzielte im Oktober 2011 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Ullens Collection - Experimentation and Evolution wurde die Arbeit The Shadow Of The Century (Set Of Ten) für HKD 5.780.000,00 (€ 533.780,74) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 2.500.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Shadow Of The Century (Set Of Ten) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Sui Jianguo, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Sui Jianguo - Auction history
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