Wang Nengtao
We will Overtake America (Disty Series No. 6)
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 493
16. Oct - 16. Oct 2007
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 493
16. Oct - 16. Oct 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Wang Nengtao (b. 1962)
We will Overtake America (Disty Series No. 6)
signed, titled, inscribed in Chinese and dated 'Disty Series No. 6 2004-2005 Wang Nengtao' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
70¾ x 55 1/8in. (180 x 140cm.)
Painted in 2004-05
We will Overtake America (Disty Series No. 6)
signed, titled, inscribed in Chinese and dated 'Disty Series No. 6 2004-2005 Wang Nengtao' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
70¾ x 55 1/8in. (180 x 140cm.)
Painted in 2004-05
A top price for Nengtao Wang
In October 2007 Christies in London held the auction Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, which included the work We will Overtake America (Disty Series No. 6) by Nengtao Wang. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 11,875.00 (€ 17,053.28), 70% above the upper estimate. This high result makes We will Overtake America (Disty Series No. 6) the most expensive artwork by Nengtao Wang that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Nengtao Wang
Im Oktober 2007 führte Christies in London die Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit We will Overtake America (Disty Series No. 6) von Nengtao Wang zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 11.875,00 (€ 17.053,28) und damit 70% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht We will Overtake America (Disty Series No. 6) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Nengtao Wang, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Nengtao Wang - Auction history
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