Xi Gang
Landscape After Dong Yuan
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 1032
30. MAY - 30. MAY 2005
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 1032
30. MAY - 30. MAY 2005
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
XI GANG (1746-1803)
LANDSCAPE AFTER DONG YUAN
Handscroll, ink and colour on paper
29.5 x 245.5 cm (11 2/3 x 96 2/3 in.)
Inscribed on the painting by the artist and signed: Meng Daoshi Xi Gang Three seals of the artist: Meng Dao Shi, Tie Sheng, Mei Shan Shi ZHou Liu Yu Jiang Zuo
Dated second month, gengshen year (1800)
Three collectors' seals, including two of Tan Yankai (1876-1930)
LANDSCAPE AFTER DONG YUAN
Handscroll, ink and colour on paper
29.5 x 245.5 cm (11 2/3 x 96 2/3 in.)
Inscribed on the painting by the artist and signed: Meng Daoshi Xi Gang Three seals of the artist: Meng Dao Shi, Tie Sheng, Mei Shan Shi ZHou Liu Yu Jiang Zuo
Dated second month, gengshen year (1800)
Three collectors' seals, including two of Tan Yankai (1876-1930)
A top price for Xi Gang
When the work Landscape After Dong Yuan by Xi Gang was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2005, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 70,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than seven times as high at HKD 504,000.00 (€ 52,485.55). This high result makes Landscape After Dong Yuan the most expensive artwork by Xi Gang that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Xi Gang
Als die Arbeit Landscape After Dong Yuan von Xi Gang im Mai 2005 bei Christies in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – HKD 70.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 504.000,00 (€ 52.485,55) mehr als siebenmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Landscape After Dong Yuan zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Xi Gang, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
