Auction sale reference

Sanyu (Chang Yu, 1895-1966) - Goldfish

Sold for HK$170,170,000 at Christie's on Dec 2, 2020.

Painting of small goldfish swimming inside a glass bowl against a warm orange background.

Lot description

SANYU (Chang Yu, 1895-1966) Goldfish signed in Chinese and signed ‘SANYU’ (lower right) oil on canvas 73.8 x 50.2 cm. (29 x 19 3/4 in.) Painted in the 1930s–1940s Provenance Robert Frank, New York, USA Sotheby's Taipei, Robert Frank’s Sanyu, 19 October, 1997, lot 9 Yageo Collection, Taiwan Sotheby’s Hong Kong 40th Anniversary Evening Sale, 5 October 2013, lot 7 Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

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