Zheng Fu
Calligraphy In Clerical Script
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 414
19. Mar - 19. Mar 2015
Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy, Lot 414
19. Mar - 19. Mar 2015
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 68.750 USD
Price realised: 68.750 USD
Description
Zheng Fu 1622-1693
CALLIGRAPHY IN CLERICAL SCRIPT
signed Gukou Zheng Fu, with two seals of the artist, gu kou nong, zheng fu zhi yin
ink on paper, hanging scroll
170.5 by 44.7 cm. 67 1/8 by 17 5/8 in.
CALLIGRAPHY IN CLERICAL SCRIPT
signed Gukou Zheng Fu, with two seals of the artist, gu kou nong, zheng fu zhi yin
ink on paper, hanging scroll
170.5 by 44.7 cm. 67 1/8 by 17 5/8 in.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Calligraphy In Clerical Script by Zheng Fu was worth USD 68,750.00 (€ 64,007.08) to a buyer in March 2015. 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 20,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Zheng Fu - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Poems in Seal Script, which sold at auction in December this year for HKD 1,890,000.00 (€ 218,694.63).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Calligraphy In Clerical Script von Zheng Fu war einem Käufer im März 2015 USD 68.750,00 (€ 64.007,08) 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 20.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Zheng Fu mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Poems in Seal Script beobachtet, die im Dezember diesen Jahres für HKD 1.890.000,00 (€ 218.694,63) versteigert wurde.
Zheng Fu - Auction history
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