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Wesley Tongson
Green Mountains
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings, Lot 1016
30. Nov - 30. Nov 2021
Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings, Lot 1016
30. Nov - 30. Nov 2021
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 HKD
Price realised: 212.500 HKD
Price realised: 212.500 HKD
Description
WESLEY TONGSON (1957-2012)
Green Mountains
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
98.5 x 182 cm. (38 3⁄4 x 71 5⁄8 in.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist
Green Mountains
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
98.5 x 182 cm. (38 3⁄4 x 71 5⁄8 in.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist
A top price for Wesley Tongson
This artwork by Wesley Tongson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in November 2021. In the Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings auction, the work Green Mountains sold for HKD 212,500.00 (€ 23,627.85) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 120,000.00. This high result makes Green Mountains the most expensive artwork by Wesley Tongson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Wesley Tongson
Dieses Kunstwerk von Wesley Tongson erzielte im November 2021 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings wurde die Arbeit Green Mountains für HKD 212.500,00 (€ 23.627,85) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 120.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Green Mountains zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wesley Tongson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.