Wellington Lee

Construction workers - Holding, Early, Smoky, Pouring

Found at Christies, Hong Kong
20th Century Chinese Art, Lot 323
28. May - 28. May 2006
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 HKD
Price realised: 132.000 HKD
WELLINGTON LEE
(1918-2002)
Construction workers - Holding, Early, Smoky, Pouring
four gelatin silver prints
39 x 50 cm. ( 15 1/4 x 19 5/8 in.)
50 x 40 cm. (19 5/8 x 16 3/4 in.)
38 x 49 cm. (15 x 19 1/4 in.)
39.5 x 49.5cm. (15 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)

A top price for Wellington Lee

This artwork by Wellington Lee achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2006. In the 20th Century Chinese Art auction, the work Construction workers - Holding, Early, Smoky, Pouring sold for HKD 132,000.00 (€ 13,258.63) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 60,000.00. This high result makes Construction workers - Holding, Early, Smoky, Pouring the most expensive artwork by Wellington Lee that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Wellington Lee

Dieses Kunstwerk von Wellington Lee erzielte im Mai 2006 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th Century Chinese Art wurde die Arbeit Construction workers - Holding, Early, Smoky, Pouring für HKD 132.000,00 (€ 13.258,63) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 60.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Construction workers - Holding, Early, Smoky, Pouring zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wellington Lee, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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