Auction Record Set For Seund Ja Rhee

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

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

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
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Seoul Auction

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