Yu Zhonglin

Birds By The Waterweeds

Found at Sothebys, Hong Kong
Fine Chinese Paintings, Lot 1549
7. Oct - 7. Oct 2014
Estimate: 70.000 - 90.000 HKD
Price realised: 600.000 HKD
Yu Zhonglin (1925-1985)
BIRDS BY THE WATERWEEDS
signed ZHONGLIN, and with two seals of the artist
ink and colour on paper, framed
91.5 by 61 cm. 36⅝ by 24⅜ in.

A top price for Yu Zhonglin

The work Birds By The Waterweeds by Yu Zhonglin was worth HKD 600,000.00 (€ 61,771.75) to a buyer in October 2014. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Chinese Paintings at Sothebys in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 90,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Birds By The Waterweeds the most expensive artwork by Yu Zhonglin that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Yu Zhonglin

Die Arbeit Birds By The Waterweeds von Yu Zhonglin war einem Käufer im Oktober 2014 HKD 600.000,00 (€ 61.771,75) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Chinese Paintings bei Sothebys in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 90.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Birds By The Waterweeds zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Yu Zhonglin, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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