Xu Bing

Book From The Sky

Found at Christies, Hong Kong
20th and 21st Century Art Afternoon Session, Lot 296
25. May - 25. May 2021
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 HKD
Price realised: 800.000 HKD
Xu Bing (B. 1955)
signed ‘Xu Bing’ and signed in Chinese (on the first page of the first book); numbered ‘71/100’ and inscribed respectively (first page of each book)
woodblock print in a set 4 books, with original box
each book: 45.5 x 40 cm. (17 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.) (4)
box: 49 x 33.6 x 9.5 cm. (19 1/4 x 13 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Executed in 1991
edition 71/100
Private Collection, New York, USA | Anon. Sale, Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 May 2013, lot 116 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Upper estimate price exceeded by 33 %.

The work Book From The Sky by Xu Bing was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2021. It achieved a price of HKD 800,000.00 (€ 84,566.18), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 33%. Admittedly, works by Xu Bing have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Living Word in April 2008 with an auction result of HKD 7,607,500.00 (€ 626,954.17).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 33 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Book From The Sky von Xu Bing kam im Mai 2021 bei Christies in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 800.000,00 (€ 84.566,18) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 33%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Xu Bing auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Living Word im April 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 7.607.500,00 (€ 626.954,17).

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