Yun Hyong-Keun
Umber-Blue 7-IIII-75
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale), Lot 20
28. May - 28. May 2016
Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale), Lot 20
28. May - 28. May 2016
Estimate: 1.500.000 - 2.500.000 HKD
Price realised: 4.600.000 HKD
Price realised: 4.600.000 HKD
Description
titled, dated and signed ‘UMBER. BLUE 7-IIII-75 #161 Yun HYONG-GUN 1975’ (side of canvas); inscribed ‘181.5 x 99.5 cm UMBER-BLUE (in cotton) 7-IIII-75 # 161 1975. 4-6'; inscribed in Korean (on the stretcher)
oil on linen
181.6 x 99.7 cm. (71 ½ x 39 ¼ in.)
Painted in 1975
Private Collection, Asia
oil on linen
181.6 x 99.7 cm. (71 ½ x 39 ¼ in.)
Painted in 1975
Private Collection, Asia
A top price for Yun Hyong-Keun
This artwork by Yun Hyong-Keun achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2016. In the Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) auction, the work Umber-Blue 7-IIII-75 sold for HKD 4,600,000.00 (€ 531,674.90) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 2,500,000.00. This high result makes Umber-Blue 7-IIII-75 the most expensive artwork by Yun Hyong-Keun that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Yun Hyong-Keun
Dieses Kunstwerk von Yun Hyong-Keun erzielte im Mai 2016 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) wurde die Arbeit Umber-Blue 7-IIII-75 für HKD 4.600.000,00 (€ 531.674,90) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 2.500.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Umber-Blue 7-IIII-75 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Yun Hyong-Keun, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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