- Art.Salon
- Artists
- Xia Xiaowan
- Sea of Life
Xia Xiaowan
Sea of Life
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale), Lot 70
28. May - 28. May 2016
Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale), Lot 70
28. May - 28. May 2016
Estimate: 2.200.000 - 3.000.000 HKD
Price realised: 2.920.000 HKD
Price realised: 2.920.000 HKD
Description
dated '1990.11.25.'; signed in Chinese (lower right)
oil on canvas
180 x 200 cm. (70 7/8 x 78 ¾ in.)
Painted in 1990
15% of the hammer price of this lot will be donated to Moonchu Foundation
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
oil on canvas
180 x 200 cm. (70 7/8 x 78 ¾ in.)
Painted in 1990
15% of the hammer price of this lot will be donated to Moonchu Foundation
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May 2016 Christies in Hong Kong held the auction Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale), which included the work Sea of Life by Xia Xiaowan. It changed hands for a price of HKD 2,920,000.00 (€ 337,497.98) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of HKD 2,200,000.00 – 3,000,000.00. Other works by Xia Xiaowan have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in April 2011 the work How Sad was auctioned for HKD 5,060,000.00 (€ 439,732.81).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai 2016 führte Christies in Hong Kong die Auktion Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) durch, in der auch die Arbeit Sea of Life von Xia Xiaowan zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von HKD 2.920.000,00 (€ 337.497,98) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von HKD 2.200.000,00 – 3.000.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Xia Xiaowan konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im April 2011 die Arbeit How Sad für HKD 5.060.000,00 (€ 439.732,81) versteigert.