- Art.Salon
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- Tsang Tsou Choi
- Calligraphy
Tsang Tsou Choi
Calligraphy
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 591
1. Apr - 1. Apr 2018
Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 591
1. Apr - 1. Apr 2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Tsang Tsou Choi (King of Kowloon)
1921-2007
CALLIGRAPHY
signed in Chinese
Executed in 2003
ink on cloth, framed
56.4 by 49.7 cm; 22¼ by 19½ in.
Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist) | Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 6 October 2014, lot 861 | Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
1921-2007
CALLIGRAPHY
signed in Chinese
Executed in 2003
ink on cloth, framed
56.4 by 49.7 cm; 22¼ by 19½ in.
Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist) | Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 6 October 2014, lot 861 | Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Tsang Tsou Choi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Hong Kong in April 2018. In the Contemporary Art Day Sale auction, the work Calligraphy sold for HKD 200,000.00 (€ 21,103.20) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 80,000.00. Admittedly, works by Tsang Tsou Choi have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Calligraphy in October 2013 with an auction result of HKD 1,840,000.00 (€ 174,606.44).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Tsang Tsou Choi erzielte im April 2018 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art Day Sale wurde die Arbeit Calligraphy für HKD 200.000,00 (€ 21.103,20) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 80.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Tsang Tsou Choi auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Calligraphy im Oktober 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 1.840.000,00 (€ 174.606,44).
