Tong Yang-Tze
Live Freely In Nature
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Contemporary Ink Art, Lot 540
4. Apr - 4. Apr 2017
Contemporary Ink Art, Lot 540
4. Apr - 4. Apr 2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Tong Yang-tze (Grace Tong)
B. 1942
LIVE FREELY IN NATURE
painted circa 1986-1988
titleslip: signed and titled in Chinese
marked with two seals of the artist and one seal of He Huaishuo
ink on paper, framed
69.1 by 67.7 cm; 27¼ by 26⅝ in.
Acquired directly from the artist | Water, Pine, and Stone Retreat Collection | Collection of Colette Chilcott, Vancouver
B. 1942
LIVE FREELY IN NATURE
painted circa 1986-1988
titleslip: signed and titled in Chinese
marked with two seals of the artist and one seal of He Huaishuo
ink on paper, framed
69.1 by 67.7 cm; 27¼ by 26⅝ in.
Acquired directly from the artist | Water, Pine, and Stone Retreat Collection | Collection of Colette Chilcott, Vancouver
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Live Freely In Nature by Tong Yangtze was auctioned at Sothebys in Hong Kong in April 2017. It achieved a price of HKD 62,500.00 (€ 7,377.24), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. Admittedly, works by Tong Yangtze have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Be Tolerant, So You Will Be Great, Have No Desire, So You Will Be Strong (You Rong Nai Da) in April 2016 with an auction result of HKD 325,000.00 (€ 36,616.12).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Live Freely In Nature von Tong Yangtze kam im April 2017 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 62.500,00 (€ 7.377,24) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Tong Yangtze auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Be Tolerant, So You Will Be Great, Have No Desire, So You Will Be Strong (You Rong Nai Da) im April 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 325.000,00 (€ 36.616,12).
Tong Yangtze - Auction history
