Sun Liang
Suitor
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
The Ullens Collection - The Nascence of Avant Garde China, Lot 831
3. Apr - 3. Apr 2011
The Ullens Collection - The Nascence of Avant Garde China, Lot 831
3. Apr - 3. Apr 2011
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.580.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.580.000 HKD
Description
Sun Liang
B. 1957
SUITOR
Signed in Pinyin and dated 1988,4,4; signed and titled in Chinese on the reverse
oil on canvas
128 by 127.5 cm.; 50 3/8 by 50 1/4 in.
Tokyo Gallery +BTAP, Tokyo and Beijing
B. 1957
SUITOR
Signed in Pinyin and dated 1988,4,4; signed and titled in Chinese on the reverse
oil on canvas
128 by 127.5 cm.; 50 3/8 by 50 1/4 in.
Tokyo Gallery +BTAP, Tokyo and Beijing
A top price for Sun Liang
The work Suitor by Sun Liang was worth HKD 1,580,000.00 (€ 137,307.87) to a buyer in April 2011. This price was achieved in the auction The Ullens Collection - The Nascence of Avant Garde China at Sothebys in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 300,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Suitor the most expensive artwork by Sun Liang that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Sun Liang
Die Arbeit Suitor von Sun Liang war einem Käufer im April 2011 HKD 1.580.000,00 (€ 137.307,87) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Ullens Collection - The Nascence of Avant Garde China bei Sothebys in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 300.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Suitor zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Sun Liang, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Sun Liang - Auction history
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