Wang Shu
Superfluous Words On Calligraphy
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 134.500 USD
Price realised: 134.500 USD
Description
Wang Shu 1668-1743
SUPERFLUOUS WORDS ON CALLIGRAPHY
signed Liangchang Wang Shu, with four seals of the artist, ruo lin, gong shou, shu, bo ju ming shan, and eighteen collectors', including Hongwu (1743-1811) and Zhang Ruo'ai (1713-1746), seals, zui mo xuan shu hua ji, yao hua dao ren, lian xue jian ding, qing lan ju shi, shan shang, zhou shi lian fu suo cang
ink on paper, album of ten double leaves
each 24.3 by 14.8 cm. 9 1/2 by 5 7/8 in. (20)
See illustration of five double leaves
SUPERFLUOUS WORDS ON CALLIGRAPHY
signed Liangchang Wang Shu, with four seals of the artist, ruo lin, gong shou, shu, bo ju ming shan, and eighteen collectors', including Hongwu (1743-1811) and Zhang Ruo'ai (1713-1746), seals, zui mo xuan shu hua ji, yao hua dao ren, lian xue jian ding, qing lan ju shi, shan shang, zhou shi lian fu suo cang
ink on paper, album of ten double leaves
each 24.3 by 14.8 cm. 9 1/2 by 5 7/8 in. (20)
See illustration of five double leaves
A top price for Wang Shu
This artwork by Wang Shu achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in September 2012. In the Fine Classical Chinese Paintings auction, the work Superfluous Words On Calligraphy sold for USD 134,500.00 (€ 104,620.41) - well above the upper estimate of USD 50,000.00. This high result makes Superfluous Words On Calligraphy the most expensive artwork by Wang Shu that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Wang Shu
Dieses Kunstwerk von Wang Shu erzielte im September 2012 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Classical Chinese Paintings wurde die Arbeit Superfluous Words On Calligraphy für USD 134.500,00 (€ 104.620,41) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 50.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Superfluous Words On Calligraphy zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wang Shu, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Wang Shu - Auction history
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