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Zhu Wei - China China

Zhu Wei

China China

Found at Sothebys, Hong Kong
Contemporary Art, Lot 632
7. Oct - 7. Oct 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Zhu Wei
B. 1966
CHINA CHINA
each incised with artist's signature, dated 2008 and numbered 9/9 on the base of figures
lacquer and sand on aluminium
(i) 118 (H) by 63 by 43 cm; 46½ (H) by 24¾ by 16⅞ in.
(ii) 118 (H) by 54 by 38 cm; 46½ (H) by 21¼ by 15 in.
Private Collection | Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 3 October 2011, Lot 939 | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work China China by Zhu Wei was auctioned at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2019, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of HKD 380,000.00 – 550,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for HKD 250,000.00 (€ 28,574.63). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Zhu Wei achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Ink And Wash Research Lectures Series in October 2013 with an auction result of HKD 7,475,000.00 (€ 709,338.68).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit China China von Zhu Wei im Oktober 2019 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von HKD 380.000,00 – 550.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für HKD 250.000,00 (€ 28.574,63) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Zhu Wei erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Ink And Wash Research Lectures Series im Oktober 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 7.475.000,00 (€ 709.338,68).

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