Yun Hyong-Keun

Umber-Blue

Found at Christies, London
Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 30
6. Oct - 6. Oct 2016
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 GBP
Price realised: 425.000 GBP
signed, titled and dated 'UMBER-BLUE '76-77 YUN HYONG-GUN 1976-1977' (on the reverse); signed, inscribed and dated in Korean (on the stretcher)
oil on linen
51½ x 76 3/8in. (130.7 x 194cm.)
Painted in 1976-1977
Acquired directly from the artist, and thence by descent to the present owner.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 42 %.

In October 2016 Christies in London held the auction Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction, which included the work Umber-Blue by Yun Hyong-Keun. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 425,000.00 (€ 473,462.87), 42% above the upper estimate. Other works by Yun Hyong-Keun have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of HKD 4,600,000.00 (€ 531,674.90) in May 2016 for the work Umber-Blue 7-IIII-75.

Oberer Schätzpreis um 42 % übertroffen

Im Oktober 2016 führte Christies in London die Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction durch, in der auch die Arbeit Umber-Blue von Yun Hyong-Keun zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 425.000,00 (€ 473.462,87) und damit 42% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Yun Hyong-Keun haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von HKD 4.600.000,00 (€ 531.674,90) im Mai 2016 für die Arbeit Umber-Blue 7-IIII-75 beobachtet.

Other artists in this auction

Günther Förg - Untitled
Günther Förg
Auction: 6. Oct - 6. Oct 2016
Title: Untitled
Price: 341.000 GBP
Found at Christies
1,141 auction results
Thomas Schütte - Bronzefrau Nr. 13
Thomas Schütte
Auction: 6. Oct - 6. Oct 2016
Title: Bronzefrau Nr. 13
Price: 3.749.000 GBP
Found at Christies
271 auction results
Albert Oehlen - Untitled (Statue of Liberty)
Albert Oehlen
Auction: 6. Oct - 6. Oct 2016
Title: Untitled (Statue of Liberty)
Price: 1.325.000 GBP
Found at Christies
373 auction results
Imi Knoebel - Grace Kelly
Imi Knoebel
Auction: 6. Oct - 6. Oct 2016
Title: Grace Kelly
Price: 365.000 GBP
Found at Christies
762 auction results

Body language about social inequality | Kaan Ege Önal