Wu Xiqi
Letters, And Poems In Running Script
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings and Cal, Lot 554
19. Sep - 19. Sep 2013
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings and Cal, Lot 554
19. Sep - 19. Sep 2013
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Wu Xiqi 1746-1818
LETTERS, AND POEMS IN RUNNING SCRIPT
signed Guren Wu Xiqi, with seven seals of the artist, sheng zheng (3), gu ren, xi qi (3), qing yu ge, wu xi qi yin, wu xi qi yin, gu ren, and two collector's seals, qian (8), ceng wei zhi yu zhi shan zhai suo you (2)
ink on paper, album of twenty-two leaves
19.4 by 16.5 cm. 7 5/8 by 6 1/2 in. (and various sizes)
see illustration of four leaves.
LETTERS, AND POEMS IN RUNNING SCRIPT
signed Guren Wu Xiqi, with seven seals of the artist, sheng zheng (3), gu ren, xi qi (3), qing yu ge, wu xi qi yin, wu xi qi yin, gu ren, and two collector's seals, qian (8), ceng wei zhi yu zhi shan zhai suo you (2)
ink on paper, album of twenty-two leaves
19.4 by 16.5 cm. 7 5/8 by 6 1/2 in. (and various sizes)
see illustration of four leaves.
A top price for Wu Xiqi
This artwork by Wu Xiqi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in September 2013. In the Fine Classical Chinese Paintings and Cal auction, the work Letters, And Poems In Running Script sold for USD 20,000.00 (€ 14,776.51) - well above the upper estimate of USD 7,000.00. This high result makes Letters, And Poems In Running Script the most expensive artwork by Wu Xiqi that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Wu Xiqi
Dieses Kunstwerk von Wu Xiqi erzielte im September 2013 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Classical Chinese Paintings and Cal wurde die Arbeit Letters, And Poems In Running Script für USD 20.000,00 (€ 14.776,51) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 7.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Letters, And Poems In Running Script zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wu Xiqi, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Wu Xiqi - Auction history
