Xu Shichang
Pavilion in Autumn Forest
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
Summer Reverie: Chinese Paintings Online, Lot 52
15. Aug - 29. Aug 2023
Summer Reverie: Chinese Paintings Online, Lot 52
15. Aug - 29. Aug 2023
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 HKD
Price realised: 151.200 HKD
Price realised: 151.200 HKD
Description
XU SHICHANG (1855-1939) Pavilion in Autumn Forest Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper 109.5 x 56.7 cm. (43 1 ⁄ 8 x 22 3 ⁄ 8 in.) Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist Dated fourth month, guihai year (1923) NOTE: Xu Shichang, known as Buwu, Ju Ren, Shui Zhu Cun Ren, and Tao Zhai, was bron in Weihui, Henan Province. He served as a co-chairman of Prince Qing’s Cabinet and the second President of the Republic of China. Xu has a deep knowledge of Chinese literature, poetry, calligraphy and painting. He has also exhibited his works in Chinese, Japanese and foreign exhibition, and was a collector of ancient books.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Pavilion in Autumn Forest by Xu Shichang was auctioned at Christies in New York in August this year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 50,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at HKD 151,200.00 (€ 17,785.77). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Xu Shichang - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Calligraphy, which sold at auction in May 2010 for HKD 500,000.00 (€ 51,944.38).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Pavilion in Autumn Forest von Xu Shichang im August diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – HKD 50.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 151.200,00 (€ 17.785,77) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Xu Shichang mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Calligraphy beobachtet, die im Mai 2010 für HKD 500.000,00 (€ 51.944,38) versteigert wurde.
Xu Shichang - Auction history
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