Wang Shaoling
Hong Kong Scenery
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
Summer Reverie: Chinese Paintings Online, Lot 12
15. Aug - 29. Aug 2023
Summer Reverie: Chinese Paintings Online, Lot 12
15. Aug - 29. Aug 2023
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 HKD
Price realised: 10.080 HKD
Price realised: 10.080 HKD
Description
WANG SHAOLING (WONG SIU LING, 1909-1989) Hong Kong Scenery A pair of scrolls, mounted for framing, watercolour on paper Each scroll measures 28.7 x 39 cm. (11 1 ⁄ 4 x 15 3 ⁄ 8 in.) Each scroll signed by the artist NOTE: Wang Shaoling (Wong Siu Ling), a native of Taishan, Guangdong, was one of Hong Kong’s first generation artists. In 1913, he moved to Hong Kong and studied Western painting. In 1935, Wang and some Hong Kong artists such as Luis Chan joined the Hong Kong Arts Society where he met Xu Beihong. In 1937, together with Li Tiefu and Yee Bon, Wang went to visit Guilin with Xu Beihong. In 1938, with the encouragement of Xu Beihong, Wang left Hong Kong for the United States to further his studies in art at the California School of Fine Arts. He specialised in oil and watercolour painting.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Hong Kong Scenery by Wang Shaoling was auctioned at Christies in New York in August this year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of HKD 15,000.00 – 25,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for HKD 10,080.00 (€ 1,185.72). Admittedly, works by Wang Shaoling have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Statue Square in November 2019 with an auction result of HKD 50,000.00 (€ 5,799.07).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Hong Kong Scenery von Wang Shaoling im August diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von HKD 15.000,00 – 25.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für HKD 10.080,00 (€ 1.185,72) den Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Wang Shaoling auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Statue Square im November 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 50.000,00 (€ 5.799,07).
Wang Shaoling - Auction history
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