Zhang Geng
Landscape
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 1209
28. NOV - 28. NOV 2005
FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY, Lot 1209
28. NOV - 28. NOV 2005
Estimate: 50.000 - 60.000 HKD
Price realised: 168.000 HKD
Price realised: 168.000 HKD
Description
Zhang Geng (1685-1760)
Landscape
Hanging scroll, ink on silk
166.3 x 79.8 cm (65 1/2 x 31 1/3 in.)
Inscribed with a poem and signed by the artist: Mijia Jushi Zhang Geng Two seals of the artist: Zhang Geng, Pu Shan
Dated eighth month, xinwei year of the Qianlong era (1751)
Landscape
Hanging scroll, ink on silk
166.3 x 79.8 cm (65 1/2 x 31 1/3 in.)
Inscribed with a poem and signed by the artist: Mijia Jushi Zhang Geng Two seals of the artist: Zhang Geng, Pu Shan
Dated eighth month, xinwei year of the Qianlong era (1751)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Zhang Geng achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in November 2005. In the FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY auction, the work Landscape sold for HKD 168,000.00 (€ 18,381.68) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 60,000.00. Admittedly, works by Zhang Geng have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Landscape in April 2015 with an auction result of HKD 767,000.00 (€ 88,642.72).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Zhang Geng erzielte im November 2005 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY wurde die Arbeit Landscape für HKD 168.000,00 (€ 18.381,68) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 60.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Zhang Geng auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Landscape im April 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 767.000,00 (€ 88.642,72).
Zhang Geng - Auction history
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