Record d’enchères européen by OuestFranceFR
On the occasion of the sale on November 11th in Bayeux, Régis Bailleul broke the European auction record for a work by artist Yun Gee. After selling for 150,000 euros, the painting will leave for Hong Kong. Auctioned between 17th-century tables, jewelery, Haute-époque furniture and porcelain, this Yun Gee canvas seemed bland. This work of the Chinese painter emigrates to California was dated from his Parisian period, in 1929. A painting dedicated to Taoist themes that finally unleashed the amateurs.
One Who Loves Himself
1929
After a long battle via phone, the bidders rapidly exceeded the bar of 100,000 euros ($164,467).
The hammer finally fell on 150,000 euros ($164,467). This unusual and surprising painting of Yun Gee has been missing for many years, before being found in Normandy, assures the auctioneer. The artist who died in 1963 reveals his Chinese roots.
The buyer, whose identity is not known, lives in another country.
The painting will leave for Hong Kong in a few days.
During a previous sale, another painting by the same artist sold for 49,000 euros (over $55,000).