Wu Tao

Landscape Album

Found at Christies, Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 861
30. Nov - 30. Nov 2015
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 HKD
Price realised: 162.500 HKD
Album of twelve leaves, ink/ink and colour on paper
Each leaf measures 22 x 32.5 cm. (8 5/8 x 12 ¾ in.)
One leaf signed, with one seal of the artist
Eleven leaves inscribed and signed, with a total of eleven seals of the artist
Colophon by Zhang Yanhou (1872-?), with one seal
Titleslip inside the album, with one illegible seal
Titleslip on the album cover by Wang Zhen (1867-1938), with two seals
Titleslip on the cloth cover, with one seal

A top price for Wu Tao

This artwork by Wu Tao achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in November 2015. In the Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy auction, the work Landscape Album sold for HKD 162,500.00 (€ 19,847.09) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 80,000.00. This high result makes Landscape Album the most expensive artwork by Wu Tao that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Wu Tao

Dieses Kunstwerk von Wu Tao erzielte im November 2015 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy wurde die Arbeit Landscape Album für HKD 162.500,00 (€ 19.847,09) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 80.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Landscape Album zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wu Tao, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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