Zhao Qi
Flowers And Rocks
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 590
19. Mar - 19. Mar 2015
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 590
19. Mar - 19. Mar 2015
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 50.000 USD
Price realised: 50.000 USD
Description
Zhao Qi 1874-1955
FLOWERS AND ROCKS
(1) signed Bantu Laoqiao Zhao Yunhe, dated jimao (1939), winter, with two seals of the artist, he dao ren, ban tu
(2) signed Zhao Yunhe, dated jimao, the fifteenth day of the eleventh lunar month (December 25, 1939), with two seals of the artist, lao he yan nian, hao meng
(3) signed Zhao Yunhe, dated jimao (1939), the twelfth lunar month, at the age of sixty-six, with two seals of the artist, gu wu zhao qi shu hua zhi yin, ban tu lao ren
(4) signed Zhao Yunhe, dated jimao (1939), the twelfth lunar month, at the age of sixty-six, with three seals of the artist, zhao qi yin, zi yun shu hua, he hun
ink and color on paper, set of four hanging scrolls
each 153.7 by 40.5 cm. 60 1/2 by 16 in. (4)
FLOWERS AND ROCKS
(1) signed Bantu Laoqiao Zhao Yunhe, dated jimao (1939), winter, with two seals of the artist, he dao ren, ban tu
(2) signed Zhao Yunhe, dated jimao, the fifteenth day of the eleventh lunar month (December 25, 1939), with two seals of the artist, lao he yan nian, hao meng
(3) signed Zhao Yunhe, dated jimao (1939), the twelfth lunar month, at the age of sixty-six, with two seals of the artist, gu wu zhao qi shu hua zhi yin, ban tu lao ren
(4) signed Zhao Yunhe, dated jimao (1939), the twelfth lunar month, at the age of sixty-six, with three seals of the artist, zhao qi yin, zi yun shu hua, he hun
ink and color on paper, set of four hanging scrolls
each 153.7 by 40.5 cm. 60 1/2 by 16 in. (4)
A top price for Zhao Qi
This artwork by Zhao Qi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in March 2015. In the Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy auction, the work Flowers And Rocks sold for USD 50,000.00 (€ 46,550.60) - well above the upper estimate of USD 20,000.00. This high result makes Flowers And Rocks the most expensive artwork by Zhao Qi that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Zhao Qi
Dieses Kunstwerk von Zhao Qi erzielte im März 2015 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy wurde die Arbeit Flowers And Rocks für USD 50.000,00 (€ 46.550,60) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 20.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Flowers And Rocks zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Zhao Qi, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Zhao Qi - Auction history
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