Lot 769 · Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings
Construction Site
Chen Shaomei · Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
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- Estimate
- HK$100,000–HK$200,000 hammer ≈ $12,748–$25,495
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings, Hong Kong · 1 May 2025
- Dimensions
- 34.1 x 49 cm. (13 3⁄8 x 19 ¼ in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3164686
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3164686 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3164686
Chen Shaomei, Construction Site. Christie's, 1 May 2025, lot 769. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3164686.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings · May 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scholar in the Mountains / Calligraphy in Running Script | YU ZHENFEI (1902-1993) / ZHAO YUANREN (1892-1982) | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Flowers, Fruits and Insects / Poem in Running Script | ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983) AND YU FEI’AN (1888-1959) / YANG JIN (20TH CENTURY) | HK$180,000–HK$280,000 | |
| Flowers and Rock / Calligraphy in Running Script | PU JIN (1893-1966), PU JIAN (1901-1966) / PU JIN (1893-1966) | HK$30,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Autumn Flowers | Shi Lu | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 | |
| Autumn Landscape | Lin Fengmian | HK$1,000,000–HK$2,000,000 | |
| Five-character Calligraphic Couplet in Cursive Script | Yu Youren | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Shaomei | Listening to the Pine, 1942 | $26,397 | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | |
| Chen Shaomei | construction site | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Chen Shaomei | 陳少梅 清谿漁隱卷 | Chen Shaomei, Boating in Clear Stream | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Chen Shaomei | 陳少梅 桐蔭倩影 | Chen Shaomei, Lady under the Tung Tree | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Chen Shaomei | Travelling in Spring Mountains | Bonhams, Oct 2019 | ||
| Chen Shaomei | Scholar Under Pine Tree | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | ||
| Chen Shaomei | Chen Shaomei 陳少梅 | Sailing by the Blossom Trees 桃花江上 | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Chen Shaomei | Pine and Scholar | Bonhams, Sep 2014 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.