Tony Wong
Chameleon
Estimate: 180.000 - 220.000 HKD
Price realised: 463.500 HKD
Price realised: 463.500 HKD
Description
TONY WONG (Born in 1948)
Chameleon
signed, titled and dated 'chameleon; T.W.H. Wong; 85' in Pinyin & English (on reverse)
oil on canvas
193 x 170 cm. (76 x 67 in.)
Executed in 1985
Chameleon
signed, titled and dated 'chameleon; T.W.H. Wong; 85' in Pinyin & English (on reverse)
oil on canvas
193 x 170 cm. (76 x 67 in.)
Executed in 1985
A top price for Tony Wong
This artwork by Tony Wong achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in November 2007. In the Asian Contemporary Art auction, the work Chameleon sold for HKD 463,500.00 (€ 40,518.38) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 220,000.00. This high result makes Chameleon the most expensive artwork by Tony Wong that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Tony Wong
Dieses Kunstwerk von Tony Wong erzielte im November 2007 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Asian Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Chameleon für HKD 463.500,00 (€ 40.518,38) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 220.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Chameleon zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Tony Wong, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Tony Wong - Auction history
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