Xu Bing
An Introduction To Square Word Calligraphy (Set Of Two Pieces)(Executed In 1994-1996)
Found at
China Guardian,
Hong Kong
Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art, Lot 42
8. Aug - 8. Aug 2020
Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art, Lot 42
8. Aug - 8. Aug 2020
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 HKD
Price realised: 70.800 HKD
Price realised: 70.800 HKD
Description
Woodblock print books Edition: 79/350
41.5 x 27.5 cm. x2 16 3/8 x 10 7/8 in. x2
Signed in pinyin, numbered and dated on the first page of the textbook; numbered and dated inside the cover page of the book of practice
LITERATURE (different editions)
2001, Words without Meaning, Meaning without Words: The Art of Xu Bing, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington D.C., p. 56-57
2003, Xu Bing's Art and Its Methodology, Eslite Gallery, Taipei, p. 51-53
2014, Xu Bing: A Retrospective, Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taipei, p.11
2014, Xu Bing: Book from the Sky to Book from the Ground, The Eslite Corporation, p.62-63
EXHIBITED (different editions)
23 Jun – 15 Jul 2001, Xu Bing: One-Man Show, Eslite Gallery, Taipei Eslite Gallery, Taipei | Acquired directly by the present Asian private collector from the above
41.5 x 27.5 cm. x2 16 3/8 x 10 7/8 in. x2
Signed in pinyin, numbered and dated on the first page of the textbook; numbered and dated inside the cover page of the book of practice
LITERATURE (different editions)
2001, Words without Meaning, Meaning without Words: The Art of Xu Bing, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington D.C., p. 56-57
2003, Xu Bing's Art and Its Methodology, Eslite Gallery, Taipei, p. 51-53
2014, Xu Bing: A Retrospective, Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taipei, p.11
2014, Xu Bing: Book from the Sky to Book from the Ground, The Eslite Corporation, p.62-63
EXHIBITED (different editions)
23 Jun – 15 Jul 2001, Xu Bing: One-Man Show, Eslite Gallery, Taipei Eslite Gallery, Taipei | Acquired directly by the present Asian private collector from the above
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work An Introduction To Square Word Calligraphy (Set Of Two Pieces)(Executed In 1994-1996) by Xu Bing was sold in the Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art auction at China Guardian in Hong Kong in August 2020. The price achieved of HKD 70,800.00 (€ 7,651.81) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as HKD 60,000.00 – 80,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Xu Bing achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Living Word in April 2008 with an auction result of HKD 7,607,500.00 (€ 626,954.17).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit An Introduction To Square Word Calligraphy (Set Of Two Pieces)(Executed In 1994-1996) von Xu Bing wurde im August 2020 in der Auktion Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art bei China Guardian in Hong Kong versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von HKD 70.800,00 (€ 7.651,81) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit HKD 60.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Xu Bing erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Living Word im April 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 7.607.500,00 (€ 626.954,17).
Xu Bing - Auction history
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