Wang Jin
Installation People'S Republic Of China, Passport No. 125109
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
TO LIVE WITH ART: Property from the Jerome & Ellen Stern Collection, Lot 120
5. Mar - 5. Mar 2018
TO LIVE WITH ART: Property from the Jerome & Ellen Stern Collection, Lot 120
5. Mar - 5. Mar 2018
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 50.000 USD
Price realised: 50.000 USD
Description
Wang Jin
B. 1962
INSTALLATION PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, PASSPORT NO. 125109
each inscribed No.1295109
sculpted stone, in 8 parts
overall dimensions variable; smallest: 30 by 22 by 20 in. 76.2 by 55.9 by 50.8 cm.
largest: 60 by 36 by 30 in. 152.4 by 91.4 by 76.2 cm.
Executed in 2004.
Friedman Benda, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
B. 1962
INSTALLATION PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, PASSPORT NO. 125109
each inscribed No.1295109
sculpted stone, in 8 parts
overall dimensions variable; smallest: 30 by 22 by 20 in. 76.2 by 55.9 by 50.8 cm.
largest: 60 by 36 by 30 in. 152.4 by 91.4 by 76.2 cm.
Executed in 2004.
Friedman Benda, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Installation People'S Republic Of China, Passport No. 125109 by Wang Jin was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2018. The price achieved of USD 50,000.00 (€ 40,584.42) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 40,000.00 – 60,000.00. Admittedly, works by Wang Jin have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Dream Of China in April 2007 with an auction result of HKD 1,920,000.00 (€ 179,771.60).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Installation People'S Republic Of China, Passport No. 125109 von Wang Jin kam im März 2018 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 50.000,00 (€ 40.584,42) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Wang Jin auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Dream Of China im April 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 1.920.000,00 (€ 179.771,60).
Wang Jin - Auction history
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