Auction Record Set For Seund Ja Rhee
3 min read · 29 May 2024
La Montagne Sans Ombre (The Mountain without Shadow). Image courtesy of Christie's
Seund Ja Rhee, La Montagne Sans Ombre (The Mountain without Shadow) (1962) sold for $1.05m, more than twice the low estimate at Christie's in Hong Kong on May 28. The oil on canvas work has been traded 4 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $326,600, a 45% rise.
Subitement la loi (A Sudden Law). Image courtesy of Christie's
The previous record was set by Subitement la loi (A Sudden Law) (1961), which sold for $722,300 at Christie's on May 26, 2022. The work had not been traded before.
| Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-28 | La Montagne Sans Ombre (The Mountain without Shadow) | $1.05m | 45 % | Christie's | Hong Kong |
| 2022-05-26 | Subitement la loi (A Sudden Law) | $722,300 | 0 % | Christie's | Hong Kong |
| 2021-12-01 | Le vent en témoigne (The Wind Testifies) | $721,100 | 12 % | Christie's | Hong Kong |
| 2020-12-02 | For Red Poppy | $645,100 | 28 % | Christie's | Hong Kong |
| 2018-11-24 | La Soirée Des Enfants | $503,500 | 6 % | Christie's | Hong Kong |
| 2016-11-26 | White Mirror | $473,900 | 1 % | Christie's | Hong Kong |
| 2016-05-28 | L'envol Du Printemps (flight Of Spring) | $471,000 | 71 % | Christie's | Hong Kong |
| 2013-03-27 | Une Mere que Je Connais | $276,200 | 224 % | Korea Premier Auction | Seoul |
| 2011-09-27 | Mon image d'avril | $85,300 | 66 % | Seoul Auction | Seoul |
| 2008-04-13 | Cite de Janvier | $51,400 | 17 % | Perrin Royere Lajeunesse Vergez Honta | Paris |
| 2007-07-12 | La Flute de Pan | $43,800 | 34 % | Seoul Auction | Seoul |
| 2003-09-25 | 숨겨진 나무의 기억들 | Jamais vu de Memoire d' arbre | $32,600 | - | Seoul Auction |