2019-11-21 11:32:20
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Hong Kong Christie's
23 November 2019
Estimate
HKD 48,000,000 - HKD 62,000,000
Price realised : HKD 101,955,000
(USD 6,159,968 - USD 7,956,625)
KIM WHAN-KI (1913-1974)
05-IV-71 #200 (Universe)
signed ‘whanki’, titled and dated ‘5-IV-71 #200’ and inscribed ‘New York (100 x 50)’ (on the reverse of the left panel); titled and dated ‘#200 5-IV-71’ and inscribed ‘100 x 50 R’ (on the reverse of the right panel)
oil on cotton (diptych)
each panel: 254 x 127 cm. (100 x 50 in.)
overall: 254 x 254 cm. (100 x 100 in.)
Painted in 1971
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owners'family
