Wei Dong
First Day
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Moutarderie Nationale: The Gillion Crowet Collection, Lot 1129
6. Oct - 6. Oct 2019
Moutarderie Nationale: The Gillion Crowet Collection, Lot 1129
6. Oct - 6. Oct 2019
Estimate: 100.000 - 200.000 HKD
Price realised: 237.500 HKD
Price realised: 237.500 HKD
Description
Wei Dong
B. 1968
FIRST DAY
signed
acrylic on canvas
150 by 90 cm. 59 by 35½ in.
Executed in 2004.
Chinese Contemporary, London | Private Collection, Europe | Phillips, London, 6 February 2007, Lot 81 | Chinese Contemporary Factory 798, Beijing | Acquired from the above by the present owner
B. 1968
FIRST DAY
signed
acrylic on canvas
150 by 90 cm. 59 by 35½ in.
Executed in 2004.
Chinese Contemporary, London | Private Collection, Europe | Phillips, London, 6 February 2007, Lot 81 | Chinese Contemporary Factory 798, Beijing | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work First Day by Wei Dong was auctioned at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2019. It achieved a price of HKD 237,500.00 (€ 27,145.90), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 19%. Other works by Wei Dong have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of HKD 375,000.00 (€ 37,188.17) in May 2013 for the work Wanna Fly.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit First Day von Wei Dong kam im Oktober 2019 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 237.500,00 (€ 27.145,90) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 19%. Andere Arbeiten von Wei Dong haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von HKD 375.000,00 (€ 37.188,17) im Mai 2013 für die Arbeit Wanna Fly beobachtet.