Tseng Kwong Chi
Bordeaux, France, 1985
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring, Lot 1096
1. Oct - 1. Oct 2020
Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring, Lot 1096
1. Oct - 1. Oct 2020
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 17.640 USD
Price realised: 17.640 USD
Description
THIS LOT IS BEING OFFERED AT NO RESERVE
Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring
TSENG KWONG CHI
1950 - 1990
BORDEAUX, FRANCE, 1985
signed, titled, dated, numbered AP and inscribed Happy Birthday Keith 1986 in the margin
gelatin silver print
Image: 15 by 15¼ in. (38.1 by 38.7 cm.)
Framed: 23¾ by 23¼ in. (60.3 by 59.1 cm.) Executed in 1985, this work is an artist's proof.
Estate of Keith Haring, New York (acquired directly from the artist) | The Keith Haring Foundation (by bequest from the above in 1990)
Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring
TSENG KWONG CHI
1950 - 1990
BORDEAUX, FRANCE, 1985
signed, titled, dated, numbered AP and inscribed Happy Birthday Keith 1986 in the margin
gelatin silver print
Image: 15 by 15¼ in. (38.1 by 38.7 cm.)
Framed: 23¾ by 23¼ in. (60.3 by 59.1 cm.) Executed in 1985, this work is an artist's proof.
Estate of Keith Haring, New York (acquired directly from the artist) | The Keith Haring Foundation (by bequest from the above in 1990)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Tseng Kwong Chi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in October 2020. In the Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring auction, the work Bordeaux, France, 1985 sold for USD 17,640.00 (€ 15,145.53) - well above the upper estimate of USD 7,000.00. Admittedly, works by Tseng Kwong Chi have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Jean-Michel Basquiat, New York, 1987 in November 2021 with an auction result of USD 125,000.00 (€ 110,746.88).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Tseng Kwong Chi erzielte im Oktober 2020 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring wurde die Arbeit Bordeaux, France, 1985 für USD 17.640,00 (€ 15.145,53) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 7.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Tseng Kwong Chi auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Jean-Michel Basquiat, New York, 1987 im November 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 125.000,00 (€ 110.746,88).
Tseng Kwong Chi - Auction history
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