Xie Lansheng

Calligraphy in Running Script

Found at Christies, Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Lot 989
26. May - 26. May 2014
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 HKD
Price realised: 52.500 HKD
XIE LANSHENG (1760-1831)
Calligraphy in Running Script
Hanging scroll
ink on gold-flecked paper
133.2 x 36.8 cm. (52 1/2 x 14 3/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Jingxuan
- PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF MR CHANG CHUN-SHIH (ZHANG JUNSHI)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 75 %.

This artwork by Xie Lansheng achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2014. In the Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy auction, the work Calligraphy in Running Script sold for HKD 52,500.00 (€ 4,965.18) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 30,000.00. Admittedly, works by Xie Lansheng have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Landscapes in November 2007 with an auction result of GBP 14,900.00 (€ 20,863.85).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 75 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Xie Lansheng erzielte im Mai 2014 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy wurde die Arbeit Calligraphy in Running Script für HKD 52.500,00 (€ 4.965,18) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 30.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Xie Lansheng auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Landscapes im November 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 14.900,00 (€ 20.863,85).

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