Xu Shiqi
Eagle / Calligraphy
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong (Online Auction)
Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online, Lot 1671
18.Nov - 25.Nov.2019
Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online, Lot 1671
18.Nov - 25.Nov.2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
A set of 2 hanging scrolls, ink and colour on paper
Eagle measures 138 x 69 cm. (54 3 ⁄ 8 x 27 1 ⁄ 8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Further inscribed and signed by the artist, with three seals
Dedicated to Yuming (I.M. Pei)
Calligraphy measures 35.2 x 58.8 cm. (13 7 ⁄ 8 x 23 1 ⁄ 8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
NOTE: A native of Yixian, Anhui province, Xu Shiqi graduated from the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts and previously studied abroad at the École des Beaux-Arts. Apart from being an educator at Nanjing Central University and Nanjing Normal University, Xu was a painter and calligrapher who was particularly skilled at flower-and-bird as well as landscape paintings.
Eagle measures 138 x 69 cm. (54 3 ⁄ 8 x 27 1 ⁄ 8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Further inscribed and signed by the artist, with three seals
Dedicated to Yuming (I.M. Pei)
Calligraphy measures 35.2 x 58.8 cm. (13 7 ⁄ 8 x 23 1 ⁄ 8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
NOTE: A native of Yixian, Anhui province, Xu Shiqi graduated from the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts and previously studied abroad at the École des Beaux-Arts. Apart from being an educator at Nanjing Central University and Nanjing Normal University, Xu was a painter and calligrapher who was particularly skilled at flower-and-bird as well as landscape paintings.
A top price for Xu Shiqi
The work Eagle / Calligraphy by Xu Shiqi was worth HKD 100,000.00 (€ 11,598.15) to a buyer in November 2019. This price was achieved in the auction Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 12,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Eagle / Calligraphy the most expensive artwork by Xu Shiqi that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Xu Shiqi
Die Arbeit Eagle / Calligraphy von Xu Shiqi war einem Käufer im November 2019 HKD 100.000,00 (€ 11.598,15) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 12.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Eagle / Calligraphy zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Xu Shiqi, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Xu Shiqi - Auction history
