Wei Zixi
Mount Huang
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings, Lot 1227
27. May - 27. May 2021
Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings, Lot 1227
27. May - 27. May 2021
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 HKD
Price realised: 300.000 HKD
Price realised: 300.000 HKD
Description
Wei Zixi (1915-2002)
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
105.5 x 63.5 cm. (41 ½ x 25 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated 1964
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
105.5 x 63.5 cm. (41 ½ x 25 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated 1964
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Mount Huang by Wei Zixi was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2021. It achieved a price of HKD 300,000.00 (€ 31,712.32), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 20%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Wei Zixi - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Mount Huang In Clouds, which sold at auction in April this year for HKD 84,000.00 (€ 85,780.43).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Mount Huang von Wei Zixi kam im Mai 2021 bei Christies in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 300.000,00 (€ 31.712,32) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 20%. Für andere Arbeiten von Wei Zixi mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Mount Huang In Clouds beobachtet, die im April diesen Jahres für HKD 84.000,00 (€ 85.780,43) versteigert wurde.