Zhang Yu
Divine Light No. 45
Found at
China Guardian,
Hong Kong
20th Century and Contemporary Chinese Art, Lot 53
6. Oct - 6. Oct 2015
20th Century and Contemporary Chinese Art, Lot 53
6. Oct - 6. Oct 2015
Estimate: 380.000 - 480.000 HKD
Price realised: 448.400 HKD
Price realised: 448.400 HKD
Description
Ink on paper
109 x 102 cm.42 7/8 x 40 1/8 in.
Signed in Pinyin and dated on lower right
EXHIBITED Context Art Miami, Da Xiang Art Space, Miami, USA, December 2012
PROVENANCE Private collection，Asia.
Zhang Yu b.1959
It is our honor to present two of Zhang Yu’s works from different series in this auction，including the early “Divine Light” series and the classic “Fingerprint” series，which lasts towards today. In 1991，Zhang Yu has been making attempts to break the models established by traditional literati paintings through a behavior expression by directly dabbing glue ink on the paper with fingers，which is known as the preliminary “finger
Zhang replaced brush with fingers in his fingerprint works，using red color，light ink or just water to replace the traditional black ink. The finger is pressed onto the paper repeatedly to detach the aesthetics of traditional paintings，which fundamentally changes the limitation of materials and the media for ink painting，establishing a personal style and artistic language. He has developed an expression form with idealism and oriental Zen.
”Divine Light” was born from fingerprint，magnifying and unfolding from one of the ink point made by fingerprint. However “Divine Light” is executed in large part through brush and painting techniques，which is quite rich in composition. The “Divine light” confirmed in 1994 was divided into “Residual circle” and “broken square.” “Divine Light No. 45” is the representative of “broken square”. The single image composit
109 x 102 cm.42 7/8 x 40 1/8 in.
Signed in Pinyin and dated on lower right
EXHIBITED Context Art Miami, Da Xiang Art Space, Miami, USA, December 2012
PROVENANCE Private collection，Asia.
Zhang Yu b.1959
It is our honor to present two of Zhang Yu’s works from different series in this auction，including the early “Divine Light” series and the classic “Fingerprint” series，which lasts towards today. In 1991，Zhang Yu has been making attempts to break the models established by traditional literati paintings through a behavior expression by directly dabbing glue ink on the paper with fingers，which is known as the preliminary “finger
Zhang replaced brush with fingers in his fingerprint works，using red color，light ink or just water to replace the traditional black ink. The finger is pressed onto the paper repeatedly to detach the aesthetics of traditional paintings，which fundamentally changes the limitation of materials and the media for ink painting，establishing a personal style and artistic language. He has developed an expression form with idealism and oriental Zen.
”Divine Light” was born from fingerprint，magnifying and unfolding from one of the ink point made by fingerprint. However “Divine Light” is executed in large part through brush and painting techniques，which is quite rich in composition. The “Divine light” confirmed in 1994 was divided into “Residual circle” and “broken square.” “Divine Light No. 45” is the representative of “broken square”. The single image composit
Auction result well in line with expectations
In October 2015 China Guardian in Hong Kong held the auction 20th Century and Contemporary Chinese Art, which included the work Divine Light No. 45 by Zhang Yu. The price achieved of HKD 448,400.00 (€ 52,385.08) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as HKD 380,000.00 – 480,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Zhang Yu achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Letter To Boqing in October 2017 with an auction result of HKD 26,500,000.00 (€ 2,916,638.05).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Oktober 2015 führte China Guardian in Hong Kong die Auktion 20th Century and Contemporary Chinese Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Divine Light No. 45 von Zhang Yu zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von HKD 448.400,00 (€ 52.385,08) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit HKD 380.000,00 – 480.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Zhang Yu erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Letter To Boqing im Oktober 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 26.500.000,00 (€ 2.916.638,05).
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