Yuan Mei
Letters
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 1052
17. Mar - 17. Mar 2016
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 1052
17. Mar - 17. Mar 2016
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 212.500 USD
Price realised: 212.500 USD
Description
Yuan Mei 1716-1797
LETTERS
signed, with sixteen seals of the artist, yuan mei, mei, yuan mei, xiao cang shan fang, sui yuan, xie xie er, bai shi shan fang, wei jin suo zhong, cun xin qian li, qian tang jun, ji wei han lin, chang qing lao lang, sui yuan qin bi, sui yuan, zi cai de bi, and one illegible
Titlepage inscribed by Liang Tongshu (1723-1815), signed Tongshu, with three seals, xi hu shi , shan zhou, liang tong shu yin
With two collectors' seals, ceng wei zhi yu zhi shan zhai suo you, qian (10)
ink on paper, album of twenty-six leaves
Various sizes.
LETTERS
signed, with sixteen seals of the artist, yuan mei, mei, yuan mei, xiao cang shan fang, sui yuan, xie xie er, bai shi shan fang, wei jin suo zhong, cun xin qian li, qian tang jun, ji wei han lin, chang qing lao lang, sui yuan qin bi, sui yuan, zi cai de bi, and one illegible
Titlepage inscribed by Liang Tongshu (1723-1815), signed Tongshu, with three seals, xi hu shi , shan zhou, liang tong shu yin
With two collectors' seals, ceng wei zhi yu zhi shan zhai suo you, qian (10)
ink on paper, album of twenty-six leaves
Various sizes.
A top price for Yuan Mei
The work Letters by Yuan Mei was worth USD 212,500.00 (€ 186,567.16) to a buyer in March 2016. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 8,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Letters the most expensive artwork by Yuan Mei that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Yuan Mei
Die Arbeit Letters von Yuan Mei war einem Käufer im März 2016 USD 212.500,00 (€ 186.567,16) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 8.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Letters zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Yuan Mei, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Yuan Mei - Auction history
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