Yan Lei
Arrival: New York No. 1
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.100.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.100.000 HKD
Description
YAN LEI
(Chinese, B. 1965)
Arrival: New York No. 1
signed in Chinese; dated '2007' (on the reverse of left panel)
oil on canvas
220 x 286 cm. (86 5/8 x 112 1/2 in.)
Painted in 2007
(Chinese, B. 1965)
Arrival: New York No. 1
signed in Chinese; dated '2007' (on the reverse of left panel)
oil on canvas
220 x 286 cm. (86 5/8 x 112 1/2 in.)
Painted in 2007
A top price for Yan Lei
The work Arrival: New York No. 1 by Yan Lei was worth HKD 1,100,000.00 (€ 114,590.75) to a buyer in May 2012. This price was achieved in the auction Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale) at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 300,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Arrival: New York No. 1 the most expensive artwork by Yan Lei that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Yan Lei
Die Arbeit Arrival: New York No. 1 von Yan Lei war einem Käufer im Mai 2012 HKD 1.100.000,00 (€ 114.590,75) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale) bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 300.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Arrival: New York No. 1 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Yan Lei, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Yan Lei - Auction history
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