To Ngoc Van
Les Désabusées (Disillusionment)
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
20th Century & Contemporary Art (Morning Session), Lot 109
26.Mai - 26.Mai.2019
20th Century & Contemporary Art (Morning Session), Lot 109
26.Mai - 26.Mai.2019
Estimate: 2.000.000 - 3.000.000 HKD
Price realised: 9.125.000 HKD
Price realised: 9.125.000 HKD
Description
signed and dated 'To ngoc Van 1932'; inscribed in Chinese (upper left)
ink and gouache on silk
92.5 x 57 cm. (36 3/8 x 22 1/2 in.)
Painted in 1932
Agence Economique de l'Indochine (AGINDO), Paris | Private Collection, Paris, 1993 | Anon. Sale, Sotheby's Singapore, 6 April 2003, lot 110 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner | Collection of Mr Tuan H Pham, California, USA
ink and gouache on silk
92.5 x 57 cm. (36 3/8 x 22 1/2 in.)
Painted in 1932
Agence Economique de l'Indochine (AGINDO), Paris | Private Collection, Paris, 1993 | Anon. Sale, Sotheby's Singapore, 6 April 2003, lot 110 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner | Collection of Mr Tuan H Pham, California, USA
A top price for To Ngoc Van
The work Les Désabusées (Disillusionment) by To Ngoc Van was worth HKD 9,125,000.00 (€ 1,044,353.75) to a buyer in May 2019. This price was achieved in the auction 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Morning Session) at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 3,000,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Les Désabusées (Disillusionment) the most expensive artwork by To Ngoc Van that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für To Ngoc Van
Die Arbeit Les Désabusées (Disillusionment) von To Ngoc Van war einem Käufer im Mai 2019 HKD 9.125.000,00 (€ 1.044.353,75) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Morning Session) bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 3.000.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Les Désabusées (Disillusionment) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von To Ngoc Van, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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