Xugu
Immortal Image (Posthumous Portrait of Gao Yong's Wife)
Found at
Bonhams,
New York
The Reverend Richard Fabian Collection of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, Part IV, Lot 39
21. Mar - 21. Mar 2022
The Reverend Richard Fabian Collection of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, Part IV, Lot 39
21. Mar - 21. Mar 2022
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 225.313 USD
Price realised: 225.313 USD
Description
Xugu (1823/4-1896)
Immortal Image (Posthumous Portrait of Gao Yong's Wife)
Horizontal handscroll, ink and light color on paper, with the artist's seal Xugu, mounted with a frontispiece calligraphy in running script, ink on gold flecked paper, dedicated to Yongzhi (Gao Yong, 1850-1921) and signed Xugu with an artist's seal Xugu Changle.
the painting: 10 3/8 x 24 1/8in (26.1 x 61.1cm)
the frontpiece: 10 3/8 x 33 1/8in (26.1x 84.1cm)
Immortal Image (Posthumous Portrait of Gao Yong's Wife)
Horizontal handscroll, ink and light color on paper, with the artist's seal Xugu, mounted with a frontispiece calligraphy in running script, ink on gold flecked paper, dedicated to Yongzhi (Gao Yong, 1850-1921) and signed Xugu with an artist's seal Xugu Changle.
the painting: 10 3/8 x 24 1/8in (26.1 x 61.1cm)
the frontpiece: 10 3/8 x 33 1/8in (26.1x 84.1cm)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In March last year Bonhams in New York held the auction The Reverend Richard Fabian Collection of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, Part IV, which included the work Immortal Image (Posthumous Portrait of Gao Yong's Wife) by Xu Gu. The price achieved of USD 225,312.50 (€ 203,112.32) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 200,000.00 – 300,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Xu Gu - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Chrysanthemums And Peaches, which sold at auction in October 2017 for HKD 6,700,000.00 (€ 737,414.15).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im März letzten Jahres führte Bonhams in New York die Auktion The Reverend Richard Fabian Collection of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, Part IV durch, in der auch die Arbeit Immortal Image (Posthumous Portrait of Gao Yong's Wife) von Xu Gu zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 225.312,50 (€ 203.112,32) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 200.000,00 – 300.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Xu Gu mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Chrysanthemums And Peaches beobachtet, die im Oktober 2017 für HKD 6.700.000,00 (€ 737.414,15) versteigert wurde.
Xu Gu - Auction history
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