Wu Gonghu
Roaring Tiger
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong (Online Auction)
Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online, Lot 1648
19.Nov - 26.Nov.2018
Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online, Lot 1648
19.Nov - 26.Nov.2018
Estimate: 10.000 - 20.000 HKD
Price realised: 125.000 HKD
Price realised: 125.000 HKD
Description
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
127.5 x 66.5 cm. (50 ¼ x 26 ⅛ in.)
Entitled, inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Xianghua (General Zhang Fakui)
Titleslip entitled and signed by the artist
General Zhang Fakui (1896-1980), born in Guangdong province, was Second Lieutenant General in the Army of the Nationalist Party of China. He was an active participant during the Sino-Japanese war and had a prominent career in the army. He was successively appointed as Group Army Commander in Chief, Army Corp Commander in Chief and Military Region Commander in Chief. After the war, he was appointed a member of the Presidential Strategic Advisory Board. In March 1949, he became the Army Chief, but
127.5 x 66.5 cm. (50 ¼ x 26 ⅛ in.)
Entitled, inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Xianghua (General Zhang Fakui)
Titleslip entitled and signed by the artist
General Zhang Fakui (1896-1980), born in Guangdong province, was Second Lieutenant General in the Army of the Nationalist Party of China. He was an active participant during the Sino-Japanese war and had a prominent career in the army. He was successively appointed as Group Army Commander in Chief, Army Corp Commander in Chief and Military Region Commander in Chief. After the war, he was appointed a member of the Presidential Strategic Advisory Board. In March 1949, he became the Army Chief, but
A top price for Wu Gonghu
When the work Roaring Tiger by Wu Gonghu was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in November 2018, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 20,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than six times as high at HKD 125,000.00 (€ 14,108.45). This high result makes Roaring Tiger the most expensive artwork by Wu Gonghu that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Wu Gonghu
Als die Arbeit Roaring Tiger von Wu Gonghu im November 2018 bei Christies in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – HKD 20.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 125.000,00 (€ 14.108,45) mehr als sechsmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Roaring Tiger zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wu Gonghu, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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