Zhang Wentao
Flowers
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 752
15. Sep - 15. Sep 2016
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 752
15. Sep - 15. Sep 2016
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 18.750 USD
Price realised: 18.750 USD
Description
Zhang Wentao 1764-1814
FLOWERS
(1) signed Chuanshan Zhang Wentao, with two seals of the artist, zhang wen tao, chuan shan
(2) signed Chuanshan Zhang Wentao, with one seal of the artist, chuan shan
(3) signed Chuanshan, with one seal of the artist, chuan shan
(4) signed Chuanshan, with two seals of the artist, zhang wen tao, chuan shan
(5) signed Chuanshan, with two seals of the artist, zhang wen tao, chuan shan
(6) signed Chuanshan, with two seals of the artist, zhang wen tao, chuan shan
(7) signed Chuanshan, with one seal of the artist, chuan shan
FLOWERS
(1) signed Chuanshan Zhang Wentao, with two seals of the artist, zhang wen tao, chuan shan
(2) signed Chuanshan Zhang Wentao, with one seal of the artist, chuan shan
(3) signed Chuanshan, with one seal of the artist, chuan shan
(4) signed Chuanshan, with two seals of the artist, zhang wen tao, chuan shan
(5) signed Chuanshan, with two seals of the artist, zhang wen tao, chuan shan
(6) signed Chuanshan, with two seals of the artist, zhang wen tao, chuan shan
(7) signed Chuanshan, with one seal of the artist, chuan shan
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Flowers by Zhang Wentao was worth USD 18,750.00 (€ 16,684.46) to a buyer in September 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 6,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Zhang Wentao - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Calligraphy, which sold at auction in April 2014 for HKD 483,000.00 (€ 44,922.13).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Flowers von Zhang Wentao war einem Käufer im September 2016 USD 18.750,00 (€ 16.684,46) 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 6.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Zhang Wentao mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Calligraphy beobachtet, die im April 2014 für HKD 483.000,00 (€ 44.922,13) versteigert wurde.
Zhang Wentao - Auction history
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