Wee Shoo Leong
Birdcage
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art – Day Sale, Lot 372
1. Oct - 1. Oct 2017
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art – Day Sale, Lot 372
1. Oct - 1. Oct 2017
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 HKD
Price realised: 47.500 HKD
Price realised: 47.500 HKD
Description
Wee Shoo Leong
B. 1958
BIRDCAGE
Signed and dated 90
Oil on canvas
63.5 by 76 cm; 25 by 30 in.
Private Collection, USA
B. 1958
BIRDCAGE
Signed and dated 90
Oil on canvas
63.5 by 76 cm; 25 by 30 in.
Private Collection, USA
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Birdcage by Wee Shoo Leong was sold in the Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art – Day Sale auction at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2017. The price achieved of HKD 47,500.00 (€ 5,227.94) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as HKD 40,000.00 – 60,000.00. Other works by Wee Shoo Leong have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in October 2013 the work Roses/ Cage With Cups And Flowers was auctioned for HKD 81,250.00 (€ 7,710.20).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Birdcage von Wee Shoo Leong wurde im Oktober 2017 in der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art – Day Sale bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von HKD 47.500,00 (€ 5.227,94) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit HKD 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Wee Shoo Leong konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Oktober 2013 die Arbeit Roses/ Cage With Cups And Flowers für HKD 81.250,00 (€ 7.710,20) versteigert.
Wee Shoo Leong - Auction history
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