Wang Gai
Landscape And Figures
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 477
19. Mar - 19. Mar 2015
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 477
19. Mar - 19. Mar 2015
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 514.000 USD
Price realised: 514.000 USD
Description
Wang Gai (1645-After 1710)
LANDSCAPE AND FIGURES
(1) with two seals of the artist, wang gai, an jie
Colophon by Zhang Yuzhao (1823-1894), signed Yuzhao, with one seal, lian qing
(2) Colophon by Zhou Xu (19th Century), signed Ziyu, at the age of eighty-five, with one seal, zhou xu
(3) Colophon by Zhu Kongzhang (1842-1919), signed Changzhou Zhu Kongzhang, with one seal, zhu kong zhang yin
(4) Colophon by Zhang Yuzhao, signed Yuzhao, with one seal, lian qing
(5) Colophon by Miu Yousun (1851-1894), signed Jiangyin Miu Yousun, dated xinsi (1881), the third lunar month, with two seals, you, sun
(6) Colophon by Wang Zaozhang (19th Century), signed Shishan Wang Zaozhang, with two seals, zao, zhang
LANDSCAPE AND FIGURES
(1) with two seals of the artist, wang gai, an jie
Colophon by Zhang Yuzhao (1823-1894), signed Yuzhao, with one seal, lian qing
(2) Colophon by Zhou Xu (19th Century), signed Ziyu, at the age of eighty-five, with one seal, zhou xu
(3) Colophon by Zhu Kongzhang (1842-1919), signed Changzhou Zhu Kongzhang, with one seal, zhu kong zhang yin
(4) Colophon by Zhang Yuzhao, signed Yuzhao, with one seal, lian qing
(5) Colophon by Miu Yousun (1851-1894), signed Jiangyin Miu Yousun, dated xinsi (1881), the third lunar month, with two seals, you, sun
(6) Colophon by Wang Zaozhang (19th Century), signed Shishan Wang Zaozhang, with two seals, zao, zhang
Artwork auctioned at 28 times the upper estimate price
When the work Landscape And Figures by Wang Gai was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2015, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 18,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than 28 times as high at USD 514,000.00 (€ 478,540.17). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Wang Gai - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work An Estate By The City Of Qi, which sold at auction in September 2016 for USD 1,090,000.00 (€ 969,923.47).
Kunstwerk zum 28-fachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Landscape And Figures von Wang Gai im März 2015 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 18.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 514.000,00 (€ 478.540,17) mehr als 28-mal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Wang Gai mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit An Estate By The City Of Qi beobachtet, die im September 2016 für USD 1.090.000,00 (€ 969.923,47) versteigert wurde.
Wang Gai - Auction history
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