Wu Wei
Two Sceneries by a Lake
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 1156
26. May - 26. May 2008
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 1156
26. May - 26. May 2008
Estimate: 800.000 - 1.000.000 HKD
Price realised: 7.607.500 HKD
Price realised: 7.607.500 HKD
Description
WU WEI(1459-1508)
Two Sceneries by a Lake
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink and colour on silk
Each scroll measures 191 x 106 cm. (75 1/8 x 45 3/4 in.)
Signed by the artist
One seal of the artist
Inscribed and singed by Zou Shouyi(1491-1562), dated winter, yiwei year of the Jiaqing ear(1535), with one seal
Signed by the artist
One seal of the artist
Inscribed and signed by Zou Shouyi with one seal (2)
Two Sceneries by a Lake
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink and colour on silk
Each scroll measures 191 x 106 cm. (75 1/8 x 45 3/4 in.)
Signed by the artist
One seal of the artist
Inscribed and singed by Zou Shouyi(1491-1562), dated winter, yiwei year of the Jiaqing ear(1535), with one seal
Signed by the artist
One seal of the artist
Inscribed and signed by Zou Shouyi with one seal (2)
A top price for Wu Wei
The work Two Sceneries by a Lake by Wu Wei was worth HKD 7,607,500.00 (€ 626,298.68) to a buyer in May 2008. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 1,000,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Two Sceneries by a Lake the most expensive artwork by Wu Wei that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Wu Wei
Die Arbeit Two Sceneries by a Lake von Wu Wei war einem Käufer im Mai 2008 HKD 7.607.500,00 (€ 626.298,68) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 1.000.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Two Sceneries by a Lake zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wu Wei, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Wu Wei - Auction history
Other artists in this auction
