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- Estimate
- HK$1,000,000–HK$1,500,000 hammer ≈ $128,966–$193,449
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Chinese Paintings, Hong Kong · 8 October 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4112560
- Record
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Lin Fengmian, Lady Plucking Strings. Sotheby's, 8 Oct 2012, lot 1174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4112560.
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Lin Fengmian, Lady Plucking Strings. Sotheby's, 8 Oct 2012, lot 1174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4112560.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Paintings · Oct 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Over The Bay | Zhao Shao'ang | HK$300,000–HK$500,000 | |
| Beauty Under The Willows | Yuan Songnian | HK$100,000–HK$200,000 | |
| Inscription on Ancient Bronze Object | Wang Fu'an | HK$50,000–HK$70,000 | |
| Poems; Memoir | Yu Youren | HK$200,000–HK$300,000 | |
| Qu Yuan | Ya Ming | HK$100,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Chatting With Friend; Calligraphy in Xingshu | Feng Zikai | HK$120,000–HK$180,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lin Fengmian | Dressing in the Morning | $338,461 | Christie's, May 2024 | |
| Lin Fengmian | Dame de Cour Assise | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Lin Fengmian | Lady Holding Mirror | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Lin Fengmian | 林風眠 秋景 | Lin Fengmian, Autumn Scenery | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Lin Fengmian | Nude | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| Lin Fengmian | Fisherman and Cormorants | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Lin Fengmian | Lin Fengmian 林風眠 | Autumn view 秋景 | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Lin Fengmian | Still Life of Red Flowers and Green Mangoes | Christie's, May 2022 |
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.