Wang Shu
Running Script Calligraphy
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 2279
30. Nov - 30. Nov 2010
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 2279
30. Nov - 30. Nov 2010
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 HKD
Price realised: 560.000 HKD
Price realised: 560.000 HKD
Description
WANG SHU (1668-1743)
Running Script Calligraphy
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated guimao year of the Yongzheng era (1723)
Seven collectors' seals
Album of twenty one leaves, ink on paper
Each leaf measures 24.5 x 12.7 cm. (9 5/8 x 5 in.)
Running Script Calligraphy
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated guimao year of the Yongzheng era (1723)
Seven collectors' seals
Album of twenty one leaves, ink on paper
Each leaf measures 24.5 x 12.7 cm. (9 5/8 x 5 in.)
Artwork auctioned at seven times the upper estimate price
When the work Running Script Calligraphy by Wang Shu was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in November 2010, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 80,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than seven times as high at HKD 560,000.00 (€ 55,329.86). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Wang Shu; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Superfluous Words On Calligraphy sold at auction in September 2012 with the realized price of USD 134,500.00 (€ 104,620.41).
Kunstwerk zum Siebenfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Running Script Calligraphy von Wang Shu im November 2010 bei Christies in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – HKD 80.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 560.000,00 (€ 55.329,86) mehr als siebenmal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Wang Shu; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Superfluous Words On Calligraphy im September 2012 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 134.500,00 (€ 104.620,41).
Wang Shu - Auction history
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