Wu Dongfa
Calligraphy In Seal Script
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 570
14. Sep - 14. Sep 2017
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 570
14. Sep - 14. Sep 2017
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 10.625 USD
Price realised: 10.625 USD
Description
Wu Dongfa 1747-1803
CALLIGRAPHY IN SEAL SCRIPT
signed Wu Dongfa, dated yimao (1735), summer, the fifth lunar month, with one seal of the artist, wu shi yun fu
ink on paper, hanging scroll
124.7 by 27 cm. 49 by 10 5/8 in.
CALLIGRAPHY IN SEAL SCRIPT
signed Wu Dongfa, dated yimao (1735), summer, the fifth lunar month, with one seal of the artist, wu shi yun fu
ink on paper, hanging scroll
124.7 by 27 cm. 49 by 10 5/8 in.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 33 %.
In September 2017 Sothebys in New York held the auction Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, which included the work Calligraphy In Seal Script by Wu Dongfa. The »bidding war« ended at USD 10,625.00 (€ 8,994.33), 33% above the upper estimate. Other works by Wu Dongfa have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of HKD 113,400.00 (€ 12,559.97) in October 2020 for the work Landscape After Chen Chun.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 33 % übertroffen
Im September 2017 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy durch, in der auch die Arbeit Calligraphy In Seal Script von Wu Dongfa zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 10.625,00 (€ 8.994,33) und damit 33% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Wu Dongfa haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von HKD 113.400,00 (€ 12.559,97) im Oktober 2020 für die Arbeit Landscape After Chen Chun beobachtet.