Zhang Xueliang
Calligraphic Couplet
Found at
Christies,
New York
Fine Chinese Paintings, Lot 850
16. Mar - 16. Mar 2016
Fine Chinese Paintings, Lot 850
16. Mar - 16. Mar 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Pair of scrolls, mounted and framed, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 68 ¼ x 14 3/4 in. (173.4 x 37.3 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Yuelou (Zou Zuohua, 1894-1973)
Each scroll measures 68 ¼ x 14 3/4 in. (173.4 x 37.3 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Yuelou (Zou Zuohua, 1894-1973)
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
The work Calligraphic Couplet by Zhang Xueliang was worth USD 43,750.00 (€ 38,410.89) to a buyer in March 2016. This price was achieved in the auction Fine Chinese Paintings at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 8,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Zhang Xueliang - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Calligraphic Couplet, which sold at auction in November 2010 for HKD 980,000.00 (€ 96,827.25).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Calligraphic Couplet von Zhang Xueliang war einem Käufer im März 2016 USD 43.750,00 (€ 38.410,89) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Fine Chinese Paintings bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 8.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Zhang Xueliang mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Calligraphic Couplet beobachtet, die im November 2010 für HKD 980.000,00 (€ 96.827,25) versteigert wurde.
Zhang Xueliang - Auction history
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