Chen Ke

Forests of Words

signed and dated 'Ke [in Chinese] 2006' lower right; further signed, titled and dated '"Forest of Words" Chen Ke [in Chinese and English] 2006' on the reverse
oil on canvas
50 x 50 cm. (19 5/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
Painted in 2006.

Estimate
HK$240,000 - 420,000
€27,800-48,600
$30,800-53,800

Sold for HK$254,000

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

Hong Kong Auction 31 March 2023

101
Laurens Legiers
Resting Sea Stars
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$165,100
102
Michaela Yearwood-Dan
Untitled no. 3 from the series Love letters to Siri
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$2,540,000
103
Mandy El-Sayegh
Denzel
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$444,500
104
Oh de Laval
The Theatre
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$254,000
105
Yoshitomo Nara
NO!
Estimate HK$1,800,000 - 2,800,000
Sold for HK$2,413,000
106
Mr.
Yuna – Tochiotome
Estimate HK$1,500,000 - 2,500,000
Sold for HK$2,032,000
107
Mr.
Miki - Earth Glowing Gold
Estimate HK$1,800,000 - 2,800,000
Sold for HK$3,048,000
108
Katherine Bernhardt
Virus Summer
Estimate HK$600,000 - 900,000
Sold for HK$1,143,000
109
Joel Mesler
Untitled (OK/OK)
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$889,000
110
William Monk
Untitled (zip) III
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$444,500
111
Katherine Bradford
Bike Riders, Night
Estimate HK$450,000 - 650,000
Sold for HK$1,016,000
112
Duncan McCormick
Haze Field Stream
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$1,206,500
113
Scott Kahn
The Kipling Garden
Estimate HK$1,000,000 - 1,500,000
Sold for HK$3,048,000
114
Matthew Wong
The Painter
Estimate HK$3,000,000 - 5,000,000
Sold for HK$3,810,000
115
Scott Kahn
Duke's Mound
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$889,000
116
David Hockney
The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 19 April
Estimate HK$700,000 - 900,000
Sold for HK$889,000
117
Etel Adnan
Untitled
Estimate HK$800,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for HK$1,905,000
118
Etel Adnan
Untitled
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$508,000
119
Annie Morris
Stack 8, Copper Blue
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$1,905,000
120
Sarah Crowner
Stacked and layered (peacock, yellow)
Estimate HK$380,000 - 480,000
Sold for HK$355,600
121
Bernard Frize
Dol
Estimate HK$700,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for HK$1,397,000
122
Angel Otero
All Smiles
Estimate HK$700,000 - 1,000,000
Sold for HK$1,905,000
123
Spencer Lewis
Tennis cage
Estimate HK$100,000 - 200,000
Sold for HK$127,000
124
Bernard Frize
Yben
Estimate HK$350,000 - 550,000
Sold for HK$406,400
125
Gerhard Richter
Grün-Blau-Rot
Estimate HK$2,500,000 - 3,500,000
Sold for HK$3,556,000
126
Park Seo-Bo
Ecriture no. 041121
Estimate HK$1,000,000 - 2,000,000
Sold for HK$2,540,000
127
Ha Chong-Hyun
Conjunction-H
Estimate HK$350,000 - 450,000
Sold for HK$635,000
128
Yun Hyong-Keun
BURNT UMBER & ULTRAMARINE BLUE
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$609,600
129
Kim Tschang-Yeul
Water Drops
Estimate HK$350,000 - 450,000
Sold for HK$533,400
130
Chun Kwang Young
Aggregation 22-AP078
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$508,000
131
Chiyu Uemae
Untitled
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$152,400
132
Kazuo Shiraga
Untitled
Estimate HK$180,000 - 280,000
Sold for HK$304,800
133
Lee Bae
Untitled
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$241,300
134
Yayoi Kusama
Infinity Nets
Estimate HK$2,400,000 - 3,400,000
135
Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin
Estimate HK$3,500,000 - 5,500,000
Sold for HK$4,445,000
136
Yayoi Kusama
Daytime
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$762,000
137
Chiharu Shiota
State of Being (Ship)
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$952,500
138
Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin Chess Set
Estimate HK$2,200,000 - 3,200,000
Sold for HK$3,048,000
139
This lot is no longer available.
140
Yayoi Kusama
The Girls
Estimate HK$800,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for HK$1,778,000
141No Reserve
Roby Dwi Antono
Asteria
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000 •
Sold for HK$254,000
142
Roby Dwi Antono
Speed of Light
Estimate HK$20,000 - 40,000
Sold for HK$76,200
143
Yoshitomo Nara
Nothing Ever Happened
Estimate HK$1,500,000 - 2,500,000
Sold for HK$1,524,000
144
Yoshitomo Nara
Untitled (M. & S. E-2010-003 - E-2010-012)
Estimate HK$2,500,000 - 3,500,000
Sold for HK$3,302,000
145
Yoshitomo Nara
After the Acid Rain (Day Version)
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$457,200
146
Yoshitomo Nara
Hand Searching
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$787,400
147
Kohei Nawa
PixCell-Bambi#3
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$1,270,000
148
KAWS
UNTITLED
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$533,400
149
KAWS
UNTITLED
Estimate HK$350,000 - 550,000
Sold for HK$762,000
150
Barry McGee
Untitled
Estimate HK$180,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$279,400
151
Todd James
Untitled
Estimate HK$150,000 - 200,000
152
Katherine Bernhardt
Black
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
Sold for HK$762,000
153
Katherine Bernhardt
Minnie
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$762,000
154
Takashi Murakami & Virgil Abloh
"NATURALLY"
Estimate HK$550,000 - 750,000
Sold for HK$889,000
155
George Condo
Untitled
Estimate HK$900,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for HK$1,270,000
156
Joyce Pensato
Silver Clown
Estimate HK$1,200,000 - 1,800,000
157
MADSAKI
Homage to Takashi Murakami Flowers HK#B
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$254,000
158
Takashi Murakami
Untitled
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$406,400
159
Daniel Arsham
LARGE SCALE VOGUE MAGAZINE
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$254,000
160
Tony Cragg
Points of View
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$508,000
161
Nam June Paik
Ingrid Bergman
Estimate HK$380,000 - 550,000
Sold for HK$444,500
162
Olafur Eliasson
Fivefold dodecahedron lamp
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$533,400
163
Li Shurui
Light is wave and particle no. 1-6
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$50,800
165
Zhao Zhao
Untitled
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$317,500
166
Xie Molin
Ji No. 19
Estimate HK$50,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$165,100
167
Huang Yuxing
Museum
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
Sold for HK$1,206,500
168
Jia Aili
Untitled
Estimate HK$3,000,000 - 4,000,000
Sold for HK$3,556,000
170
Chen Ke
Forests of Words
Estimate HK$240,000 - 420,000
Sold for HK$254,000
171
He Wei
Bisulfite
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$76,200
172
Xie Molin
Shut No. 5
Estimate HK$160,000 - 260,000
Sold for HK$279,400
173
Ding Yi
Appearance of crosses 2006-B8
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$165,100
174
Zhang Enli
Leather Hose
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$1,143,000
175
Zhang Enli
The Head Portrait No. 2
Estimate HK$550,000 - 750,000
Sold for HK$952,500
176
Zeng Fanzhi
Watermelon
Estimate HK$550,000 - 750,000
Sold for HK$1,206,500
177
This lot is no longer available.
178
Ju Ming
Taichi Series - Single Whip
Estimate HK$1,000,000 - 2,000,000
Sold for HK$889,000
179
This lot is no longer available.
180
Mai Trung Thứ
Jeune femme buvant le thé, le livre "Phụ Nữ" (Femmes) posé sur la table (A young woman drinking tea, the book "Phụ Nữ" (Women) placed on the table)
Estimate HK$1,500,000 - 2,500,000
Sold for HK$1,270,000
181
Mai Trung Thứ
Huit enfants, garçons et filles (Eight children, boys and girls)
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
Sold for HK$698,500
182
Natee Utarit
Innocence Is Overrated
Estimate HK$380,000 - 580,000
Sold for HK$635,000
183
Guy Yanai
Sea of Galilee
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$139,700
184
Zhang Yingnan
Silent World
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$698,500
185
Stephen Wong Chun Hei
Two works: (i) The evening at Sui Wo Court in Spring; (ii) The big tree at Junction Road
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$88,900
186
Chris Huen Sin Kan
Order
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$215,900
187
Lulu Ngie
Shoulder and arms gave me hints
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$63,500
188
Szelit Cheung
Kokuu XIV
Estimate HK$30,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$38,100
189
Szelit Cheung
Kokuu XIII
Estimate HK$25,000 - 50,000
Sold for HK$33,020
190
Amy Tong
Retrieving Redacted Dreams
Estimate HK$20,000 - 40,000
Sold for HK$25,400
191
Lin Jingjing
Constantly, Consistently
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$254,000
192
Fu Rao
Whisper
Estimate HK$32,000 - 50,000
Sold for HK$40,640
193
Yun Yongye
Wound
Estimate HK$35,000 - 55,000
Sold for HK$76,200
194
Ronald Apriyan
Happiness Arrival
Estimate HK$80,000 - 100,000
Sold for HK$127,000
195
Arkiv Vilmansa
We only have one more chance in Wounderland
Estimate HK$140,000 - 180,000
Sold for HK$292,100
196
Oky Rey Montha
Vagabond
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$76,200
197
Hyunjin Kwon
VISUAL POETRY
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$88,900
198
Seongmin Ahn
Aphrodisiac_25
Estimate HK$80,000 - 100,000
199
Seongmin Ahn
Aphrodisiac_26
Estimate HK$80,000 - 100,000
200
Jian Yi-Hong
Red Lips from 2023
Estimate HK$16,000 - 26,000
Sold for HK$40,640
201
Huang Hai-Hsin
The game goes on
Estimate HK$50,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$69,850
202
Yen Fu Kuo
Sprint C
Estimate HK$90,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$127,000
203
Xiyao Wang
High Summer, no. 2
Estimate HK$220,000 - 320,000
Sold for HK$508,000
204
Guy Yanai
Conchita
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
205
George Rouy
Hero
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$609,600
206
Anna Park
Got Your Back
Estimate HK$380,000 - 550,000
Sold for HK$1,016,000
207
Sarah Slappey
Tan Cloud II
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$508,000
207
Sarah Slappey
Tan Cloud II
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$508,000
208
Loie Hollowell
Hung (detail)
Estimate HK$1,600,000 - 2,600,000
Sold for HK$2,032,000
209
Trey Abdella
End of the Month
Estimate HK$450,000 - 650,000
210
Robert Nava
Fixed Price
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$635,000
211
LY
Eternal Landscape
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
212
Kitti Narod
The Pool
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$609,600
213
Ángeles Agrela
Retrato nº85
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$127,000
214
Jessie Makinson
More Cosy Please
Estimate HK$120,000 - 220,000
Sold for HK$241,300
215
Tania Marmolejo
A Great Escape
Estimate HK$200,000 - 400,000
Sold for HK$635,000
216
Camilla Engström
Purple Lake
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
217
Danielle Orchard
Morning Storm
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$1,079,500
218
Michelle Blade
Between Rupture and Rapture/Glendale
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$190,500
219
Mary Ronayne
The Secret Garden
Estimate HK$65,000 - 85,000
Sold for HK$82,550
220
France-Lise McGurn
Sin and Syncope
Estimate HK$240,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$609,600
221
Anna Weyant
Albert
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
Sold for HK$1,079,500
222
Emily Mae Smith
Study After Empathetic Machine
Estimate HK$240,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$304,800
223
Loie Hollowell
Body of Water, September 14
Estimate HK$350,000 - 550,000
Sold for HK$635,000
224
Nicole Eisenman
Battle of the Rival Divers
Estimate HK$700,000 - 900,000
Sold for HK$698,500
225
Claire Tabouret
My Waves
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$330,200
226
Rebecca Brodskis
Le lien
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$152,400
227
Serge Attukwei Clottey
Kwame
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
228
Marcus Brutus
Wild Seed
Estimate HK$100,000 - 200,000
Sold for HK$88,900
229
Isshaq Ismail
Kwesi
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
230
Aboudia
Untitled
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$533,400
231
Evgen Čopi Gorišek
My mum told me to play outside
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$95,250
232
Jordy Kerwick
Untitled
Estimate HK$300,000 - 400,000
Sold for HK$355,600
233
Edgar Plans
Coffee Lover
Estimate HK$90,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$304,800
234
Szabolcs Bozó
Madagascar
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
235
Alex Face
Breathe
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$533,400
236
Javier Calleja
The Morning After
Estimate HK$1,800,000 - 2,800,000
Sold for HK$2,540,000
237
This lot is no longer available.
238
Matías Sánchez
LOS INDEPENDIENTES
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$203,200
239
Rafa Macarrón
Untitled
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$698,500
240
Jordi Ribes
A Family in the Cave
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$635,000
241
Baldur Helgason
In Blue Shadow
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$165,100
242
Joan Cornellà
Life is misery
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$355,600
243
Adriana Oliver
Nightlight
Estimate HK$70,000 - 90,000
Sold for HK$88,900
244
Ulala Imai
Figs
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$203,200
245
Mr Doodle
Blue Bunny Kitty
Estimate HK$1,000,000 - 1,500,000
Sold for HK$1,143,000
246
Mr Doodle
Guernidoodle
Estimate HK$800,000 - 1,200,000
247
Mr.
Living With This Town
Estimate HK$1,200,000 - 2,000,000
Sold for HK$1,778,000
248
Yuichi Hirako
Lost in Thought 4
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$736,600
249
This lot is no longer available.
250
Ayako Rokkaku
ARP19-073
Estimate HK$2,000,000 - 3,000,000
Sold for HK$3,810,000
251
Mayuka Yamamoto
Little Hippo Boy
Estimate HK$120,000 - 180,000
Sold for HK$444,500
252
Mayuka Yamamoto
deer boy
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$508,000
253
Izumi Kato
Untitled
Estimate HK$180,000 - 220,000
Sold for HK$254,000
254
This lot is no longer available.
255
Ayako Rokkaku
a flower and a girl
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
Sold for HK$1,016,000
256
Yuichi Hirako
Perennial 6, Nov
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$1,079,500
257
Mr.
Two works: (i) What You Gain by Searching; (ii) A Scenery I Saw
Estimate HK$800,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for HK$1,397,000
258
Mr.
Untitled
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
259
Stickymonger
Portrait of Today - Mushrooming
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$292,100
260
Yukimasa Ida
End of Today 8/10/2019 Do Not Think Anything
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$279,400
261
Yusuke Hanai
Untitled
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$127,000
262
Seungcheol Ok
Matador
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
263
Hajime Sorayama
T-Rex Silver
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$444,500
264
Haroshi
Ultra Taro
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$127,000
265
Otani Workshop
Lazy
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
266
Javier Calleja
We could be
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
267
Robert Nava
Pink Dragon with Clown
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$304,800
268
Susumu Kamijo
TBT
Estimate HK$100,000 - 200,000
Sold for HK$139,700
269
Felix Treadwell
Fedo with Creepers
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$381,000
270
César Piette
Dog with yellow collar
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$444,500
271
Jean Jullien
Maman
Estimate HK$150,000 - 200,000
272
Josh Sperling
UNTITLED
Estimate HK$200,000 - 400,000
Sold for HK$406,400
273
Josh Sperling
UNTITLED
Estimate HK$100,000 - 200,000
Sold for HK$279,400
274No Reserve
KAWS and Estudio Campana
KAWS: COMPANION CHAIR (Grey)
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000 •
Sold for HK$482,600
275
Erik Parker
Same Song
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$952,500
276
Super Future Kid
Grizz Lee, Bear with me!
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$114,300
277
George Lloyd-Jones
Como no.6
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$50,800
278
Max Prus
6AM Kitchen
Estimate HK$120,000 - 180,000
Sold for HK$152,400
279
Max Prus
Merrivale
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$76,200
280
Hannah Bays
LOVE
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$76,200
281
Hannah Bays
TIME
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$152,400
282
Rose Electra Harris
Midnight Vase
Estimate HK$80,000 - 100,000
Sold for HK$228,600
283
Rose Electra Harris
From the Morning
Estimate HK$30,000 - 50,000
Sold for HK$40,640
284
William Grob
The Delightful Nonfiction
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$101,600
285
William Grob
Drunken Flower, Petalled Man
Estimate HK$30,000 - 50,000
Sold for HK$30,480
286
Thomas Lumley
Oak Study
Estimate HK$150,000 - 240,000
Sold for HK$254,000
287
Parker Ito
Untitled
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$127,000
288
Parker Ito
V550 / Me in the Studio w Red Hat (rosa)
Estimate HK$150,000 - 200,000
Sold for HK$190,500
289
CW Landon
Bill Shaun
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$53,340
290
CW Landon
Jam Jam
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$120,650

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

Hong Kong Auction 31 March 2023

Provenance

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Chen Ke

Forests of Words

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale