Wu Hsueh-Jang

Memories

Found at Sothebys, Hong Kong
Modern Art Day Sale, Lot 791
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2020
Estimate: 20.000 - 40.000 HKD
Price realised: 40.000 HKD
Wu Hsueh-Jang
1924-2013
MEMORIES
signed in Chinese, dated 1972 and stamped with the artist's seal; titled in Chinese and signed in Pinyin on the reverse
ink and colour on paper
83.4 by 207 cm; 32 ⅞ by 81 ½ in.
Collection of Sheridan and Sallie Bell

Sold at the upper estimate price

In July 2020 Sothebys in Hong Kong held the auction Modern Art Day Sale, which included the work Memories by Wu Hsueh-Jang. The auction ended at the price of HKD 40,000.00 (€ 4,382.54), which exactly corresponded to the upper end of the estimated price range of HKD 20,000.00 – 40,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Wu Hsueh-Jang - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Joy, which sold at auction in November 2017 for HKD 137,500.00 (€ 14,803.96).

Zuschlag beim oberen Schätzpreis

Im Juli 2020 führte Sothebys in Hong Kong die Auktion Modern Art Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Memories von Wu Hsueh-Jang zur Versteigerung kam. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von HKD 40.000,00 (€ 4.382,54) entsprach exakt dem oberen Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von HKD 20.000,00 – 40.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Wu Hsueh-Jang mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Joy beobachtet, die im November 2017 für HKD 137.500,00 (€ 14.803,96) versteigert wurde.

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