Wu Dayu
Untitled 14
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern and Contemporary Asian Art Evening Sale, Lot 1026
3. Apr - 3. Apr 2016
Modern and Contemporary Asian Art Evening Sale, Lot 1026
3. Apr - 3. Apr 2016
Estimate: 6.000.000 - 10.000.000 HKD
Price realised: 18.080.000 HKD
Price realised: 18.080.000 HKD
Description
Wu Dayu
1903-1988
UNTITLED 14
executed circa 1980
oil on canvas
75.8 by 53 cm; 29 7/8 by 20 7/8 in.
Important Private Asian Collection
1903-1988
UNTITLED 14
executed circa 1980
oil on canvas
75.8 by 53 cm; 29 7/8 by 20 7/8 in.
Important Private Asian Collection
A top price for Wu Da-Yu
This artwork by Wu Da-Yu achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Hong Kong in April 2016. In the Modern and Contemporary Asian Art Evening Sale auction, the work Untitled 14 sold for HKD 18,080,000.00 (€ 2,036,982.78) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 10,000,000.00. This high result makes Untitled 14 the most expensive artwork by Wu Da-Yu that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Wu Da-Yu
Dieses Kunstwerk von Wu Da-Yu erzielte im April 2016 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Asian Art Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit Untitled 14 für HKD 18.080.000,00 (€ 2.036.982,78) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 10.000.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Untitled 14 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wu Da-Yu, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.