Wei Zhihuang
Verdant Peaks
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 367
29. Oct - 29. Oct 2001
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 367
29. Oct - 29. Oct 2001
Estimate: 200.000 - 250.000 HKD
Price realised: 211.500 HKD
Price realised: 211.500 HKD
Description
WEI ZHIHUANG (1568-AFTER 1645)
VERDANT PEAKS
Handscroll, ink and colour on paper
29 x 586.8 cm. (11 3/8 x 231 in.)
Signed: Wei Zhihuang, with two seals of the artist: Kao Shu, Wei Zhi Huang Yin
Dated a summer's day, guimao year (1603)
Colophons at the end of the scroll by each of Zhang Yu (1865-1934) and Xu Bangda (born 1911), with one to two seals
Frontispiece by Sun Zhan
Notes:
1. Wei Zhihuang, sobriquet name Kaoshu, was a native of Nanjing. He started very poor and sold paintings for a living. His calligraphy took after the Huangting jing, and he painted landscapes from out of his own inspiration, never taking after any ancient master or copies. Each painting by Wei was distinct and he never painted a second based on or similar to the first. In his later years, he painted with a hard brush and thick ink, but was also able to paint flowers with light ink which were naturalistic and elegant. For brief biography, see Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, Shanghai Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, 1981, p.1498
VERDANT PEAKS
Handscroll, ink and colour on paper
29 x 586.8 cm. (11 3/8 x 231 in.)
Signed: Wei Zhihuang, with two seals of the artist: Kao Shu, Wei Zhi Huang Yin
Dated a summer's day, guimao year (1603)
Colophons at the end of the scroll by each of Zhang Yu (1865-1934) and Xu Bangda (born 1911), with one to two seals
Frontispiece by Sun Zhan
Notes:
1. Wei Zhihuang, sobriquet name Kaoshu, was a native of Nanjing. He started very poor and sold paintings for a living. His calligraphy took after the Huangting jing, and he painted landscapes from out of his own inspiration, never taking after any ancient master or copies. Each painting by Wei was distinct and he never painted a second based on or similar to the first. In his later years, he painted with a hard brush and thick ink, but was also able to paint flowers with light ink which were naturalistic and elegant. For brief biography, see Zhongguo Meishujia Renming Cidian, Shanghai Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, 1981, p.1498
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Verdant Peaks by Wei Zhihuang was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in October 2001. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of HKD 200,000.00 – 250,000.00, the actual price achieved of HKD 211,500.00 (€ 30,150.45) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by Wei Zhihuang have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Bamboo And Rock in November 2015 with an auction result of HKD 1,120,000.00 (€ 136,792.27).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Verdant Peaks von Wei Zhihuang kam im Oktober 2001 bei Christies in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von HKD 200.000,00 – 250.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von HKD 211.500,00 (€ 30.150,45) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Wei Zhihuang auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Bamboo And Rock im November 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 1.120.000,00 (€ 136.792,27).
Wei Zhihuang - Auction history
