Wang Yuanqi

Landscape After Huang Gongwang

Found at Sothebys, New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 1258
23. Mar - 23. Mar 2018
Estimate: 160.000 - 260.000 USD
Price realised: 675.000 USD
Wang Yuanqi 1642-1715
LANDSCAPE AFTER HUANG GONGWANG
signed Loushui Wang Yuanqi, dated jiwei (1679), autumn, inscribed "after Huang Zijiu (Huang Gongwang, 1269-1354)'s brush idea", with a dedication and two seals of the artist, wang yuan qi yin, lu tai
With one collector's seal of Mr. and Mrs. Darion, dai li an cang
with one collector's seal of Wu Hufan (1894-1968), mei ying shu wu; one collector's seal of Wang Jiqian (1906-2003), wang ji qian shi shen ding zhen ji; and two other collectors' seals, fu qing shan fang, zao gong ban sheng jing li suo ju
ink on satin, framed
138.4 by 50.3 cm. 54 ¼  by 19 ¾  in.  

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Wang Yuanqi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in March 2018. In the Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy auction, the work Landscape After Huang Gongwang sold for USD 675,000.00 (€ 547,889.61) - well above the upper estimate of USD 260,000.00. Admittedly, works by Wang Yuanqi have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Landscape Inspired by Huang Gongwang in November 2017 with an auction result of HKD 48,475,000.00 (€ 5,219,068.33).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Wang Yuanqi erzielte im März 2018 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy wurde die Arbeit Landscape After Huang Gongwang für USD 675.000,00 (€ 547.889,61) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 260.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Wang Yuanqi auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Landscape Inspired by Huang Gongwang im November 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 48.475.000,00 (€ 5.219.068,33).

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