Zheng Weiguo
Glittering Cliff
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Contemporary Literati: Early Ink Masters, Lot 3629
5. Oct - 5. Oct 2013
Contemporary Literati: Early Ink Masters, Lot 3629
5. Oct - 5. Oct 2013
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 HKD
Price realised: 106.250 HKD
Price realised: 106.250 HKD
Description
Zheng Weiguo (Cheng Weikwok)
B. 1920
GLITTERING CLIFF
signed ZHENG WEIGUO, and with three seals of the artist: Zheng, Weiguo, Weiguo Xieyi
executed in 1982
ink and colour on paper, framed
126 by 73 cm., 49 5/8 by 28 3/4 in.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in March 1988
B. 1920
GLITTERING CLIFF
signed ZHENG WEIGUO, and with three seals of the artist: Zheng, Weiguo, Weiguo Xieyi
executed in 1982
ink and colour on paper, framed
126 by 73 cm., 49 5/8 by 28 3/4 in.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in March 1988
Upper estimate price exceeded by 77 %.
This artwork by Zheng Weiguo achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2013. In the Contemporary Literati: Early Ink Masters auction, the work Glittering Cliff sold for HKD 106,250.00 (€ 10,082.57) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 60,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Zheng Weiguo; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Desert Sunset sold at auction in October 2013 with the realized price of HKD 137,500.00 (€ 13,048.04).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 77 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Zheng Weiguo erzielte im Oktober 2013 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Literati: Early Ink Masters wurde die Arbeit Glittering Cliff für HKD 106.250,00 (€ 10.082,57) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 60.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Zheng Weiguo; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Desert Sunset im Oktober 2013 mit dem Hammerpreis von HKD 137.500,00 (€ 13.048,04).
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