Wang Hui
Aged Woods and Clear Streams
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 864
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2021
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 864
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
WANG HUI (1632-1717)
Aged Woods and Clear Streams
Handscroll, ink and colour on paper
17 x 120 cm. (6 ¾ x 47 ¼ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with five seals of the artist
Dated summer, wuzi year (1708)
Colophons by Yang Shichong (1870-?), Wu Hufan (1894-1968), Peng Gongfu (1897-1963), Feng Chaoren (1882-1954) and Sun Zutong (1894-1937), with a total of five seals
Five collector’s seals: one of Yang Shichong, two of Wu Hufan, one of Peng Gongfu and one of Feng Chaoren
Aged Woods and Clear Streams
Handscroll, ink and colour on paper
17 x 120 cm. (6 ¾ x 47 ¼ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with five seals of the artist
Dated summer, wuzi year (1708)
Colophons by Yang Shichong (1870-?), Wu Hufan (1894-1968), Peng Gongfu (1897-1963), Feng Chaoren (1882-1954) and Sun Zutong (1894-1937), with a total of five seals
Five collector’s seals: one of Yang Shichong, two of Wu Hufan, one of Peng Gongfu and one of Feng Chaoren
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
The work Aged Woods and Clear Streams by Wang Hui was worth HKD 8,890,000.00 (€ 988,477.89) to a buyer in November 2021. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 1,800,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Wang Hui - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Endless Streams and Mountains, which sold at auction in July 2020 for HKD 28,925,000.00 (€ 3,169,122.64).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Aged Woods and Clear Streams von Wang Hui war einem Käufer im November 2021 HKD 8.890.000,00 (€ 988.477,89) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 1.800.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Wang Hui mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Endless Streams and Mountains beobachtet, die im Juli 2020 für HKD 28.925.000,00 (€ 3.169.122,64) versteigert wurde.
