Wei Rong
Enjoying Opera
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
20TH CENTURY CHINESE ART & ASIAN CONTEMPORARY ART, Lot 700
31. Oct - 31. Oct 2004
20TH CENTURY CHINESE ART & ASIAN CONTEMPORARY ART, Lot 700
31. Oct - 31. Oct 2004
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 HKD
Price realised: 418.250 HKD
Price realised: 418.250 HKD
Description
WEI RONG
(BORN IN 1963)
Enjoying Opera
signed and dated 'Wei Rong; Wei Rong; 2004' in Pinyin & Chinese (lower right)
oil on canvas
158 x 122 cm. (62 x 48 in.)
Painted in 2000-2004
(BORN IN 1963)
Enjoying Opera
signed and dated 'Wei Rong; Wei Rong; 2004' in Pinyin & Chinese (lower right)
oil on canvas
158 x 122 cm. (62 x 48 in.)
Painted in 2000-2004
Upper estimate price exceeded by 39 %.
The work Enjoying Opera by Wei Rong was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in October 2004. It achieved a price of HKD 418,250.00 (€ 42,133.45), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 39%. Admittedly, works by Wei Rong have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Propaganda Studio in November 2007 with an auction result of HKD 2,167,500.00 (€ 189,479.17).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 39 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Enjoying Opera von Wei Rong kam im Oktober 2004 bei Christies in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 418.250,00 (€ 42.133,45) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 39%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Wei Rong auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Propaganda Studio im November 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 2.167.500,00 (€ 189.479,17).
Wei Rong - Auction history
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