Tu Ke
Landscape by the River
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 HKD
Price realised: 860.000 HKD
Price realised: 860.000 HKD
Description
TU KE
(Chinese, B. 1916)
Landscape by the River
signed in Chinese; dated '79.' (lower left); titled in Chinese (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
105 x 104 cm. (41 3/8 x 40 7/8 in.)
Painted in 1979
(Chinese, B. 1916)
Landscape by the River
signed in Chinese; dated '79.' (lower left); titled in Chinese (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
105 x 104 cm. (41 3/8 x 40 7/8 in.)
Painted in 1979
A top price for Tu Ke
In May 2012 Christies in Hong Kong held the auction Asian 20th Century Art (Day Sale), which included the work Landscape by the River by Tu Ke. The »bidding war« ended at HKD 860,000.00 (€ 89,589.13), 72% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Landscape by the River the most expensive artwork by Tu Ke that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Tu Ke
Im Mai 2012 führte Christies in Hong Kong die Auktion Asian 20th Century Art (Day Sale) durch, in der auch die Arbeit Landscape by the River von Tu Ke zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von HKD 860.000,00 (€ 89.589,13) und damit 72% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Landscape by the River zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Tu Ke, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Tu Ke - Auction history
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