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- Estimate
- $12,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Classical Chinese Paintings, New York · 22 March 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4072425
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wen Peng, calligraphy in cursive script. Sotheby's, 22 Mar 2012, lot 603. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4072425.
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Wen Peng, calligraphy in cursive script. Sotheby's, 22 Mar 2012, lot 603. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4072425.
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From the same sale Fine Classical Chinese Paintings · Mar 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape After Zhao Boju (1120-1182) | Shen Hengji | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Poem in Running Script | Wang Zhideng | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| The Sound of the Qin in the Pine Winds, After Shen Zhou | Bao Dong | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Autumn Landscape With Figure | Zhang Feng | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Releasing a Crane | Hua Yan | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| Orchids | Chen Yuansu | $8,000–$12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wen Peng | Calligraphy in Cursive Script | $17,869 | Christie's, Apr 2025 | |
| Wen Peng | Wen Peng (1498-1573) | Christie's, Nov 2003 | ||
| Wen Peng | Calligraphy | Christie's, May 2012 | ||
| Wen Peng | Verse in Cursive Script Calligraphy | Christie's, Nov 2012 | ||
| Dong Qichang | Self-composed Poems in Running Script | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Wen Peng | Running Script Calligraphy | Christie's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Wen Peng | autumn landscape | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Wen Peng | 文彭 草書七律｜Wen Peng, Poem in Cursive Script | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 |
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.