Wu Zuo Ren

Chung-Qing in Flame

Found at Christies, Hong Kong
THE CURRIER COLLECTION OF CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART, Lot 167
27. Oct - 27. Oct 2002
Estimate: 1.000.000 - 1.500.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.724.100 HKD
WU ZUO REN (1908-1997)
Chung-Qing in Flame
signed and placed 'ZuoRen; Chung-Qing' in Chinese (lower left)
oil on canvas
100 x 80 cm. (39 1/8 x 31 1/8 in.)
Painted in 1940

A top price for Wu Zuo Ren

The work Chung-Qing in Flame by Wu Zuo Ren was sold in the THE CURRIER COLLECTION OF CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART auction at Christies in Hong Kong in October 2002. Here, the upper estimate of HKD 1,500,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for HKD 1,724,100.00 (€ 223,691.55). With this result, Chung-Qing in Flame is even the most expensive work of art by Wu Zuo Ren that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Wu Zuo Ren

Die Arbeit Chung-Qing in Flame von Wu Zuo Ren wurde im Oktober 2002 in der Auktion THE CURRIER COLLECTION OF CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART bei Christies in Hong Kong versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von HKD 1.500.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für HKD 1.724.100,00 (€ 223.691,55) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Chung-Qing in Flame sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Wu Zuo Ren, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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