Wang Xingwei
Blind
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern and Contemporary Asian Art — Evening Sale, Lot 1034
5. Oct - 5. Oct 2014
Modern and Contemporary Asian Art — Evening Sale, Lot 1034
5. Oct - 5. Oct 2014
Estimate: 1.500.000 - 2.500.000 HKD
Price realised: 9.400.000 HKD
Price realised: 9.400.000 HKD
Description
Wang Xingwei
B. 1969
BLIND
executed in 1996, framed
oil on canvas
219.5 by 179.8 cm.; 86½ by 70¾ in.
Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong | Acquired by the present owner from the above
B. 1969
BLIND
executed in 1996, framed
oil on canvas
219.5 by 179.8 cm.; 86½ by 70¾ in.
Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong | Acquired by the present owner from the above
A top price for Wang Xingwei
The work Blind by Wang Xingwei was worth HKD 9,400,000.00 (€ 967,757.38) to a buyer in October 2014. This price was achieved in the auction Modern and Contemporary Asian Art — Evening Sale at Sothebys in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 2,500,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Blind the most expensive artwork by Wang Xingwei that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Wang Xingwei
Die Arbeit Blind von Wang Xingwei war einem Käufer im Oktober 2014 HKD 9.400.000,00 (€ 967.757,38) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Asian Art — Evening Sale bei Sothebys in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 2.500.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Blind zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wang Xingwei, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Wang Xingwei - Auction history
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