[2025 Autumn Auction] Lee Ufan's "From Line - No. 800148" sells for 16.6 million yuan at Christie's Paris, setting a new personal record
24 Oct 2025, 00:05
Breaking news: On October 24, 2025, Christie's "Avant-garde Wave Presents Italian Thought" officially launched. Lee Ufan's "From Line" No. 800148, estimated at EUR 1,000,000-1,500,000, sold for EUR 1,600,000, plus premium of EUR 2,012,000.Approximately RMB 16.6 million, breaking the personal auction record(Breaking the previous record of USD 2,165,000 held by Sotheby’s New York’s “From the Line, No. 760219” on November 12, 2014).
From Line, 1980
glue mineral pigment Canvas
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130.8 x 161.9 cm
Estimate EUR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000
Estimate USD 1,159,469 - 1,739,203
Sold price: EUR 2,012,000
23 Oct 2025 Christie's Paris
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It broke the previous record of USD 2,165,000 set by Sotheby's New York's "From the Line, No. 760219" on November 12, 2014.
From The Line, Number 760219
Pigment glue Canvas
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161.9 x 130.2 cm
Estimate USD 800,000 - 1,200,000
Price USD 2,165,000
11 Nov 2014 Sotheby's New York
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11 Nov 2014 Sotheby's New York Become the second highest price of artist
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A Korean minimalist painter, sculptor, and scholar, he was born in Haman County, South Korea, and was deeply influenced by Eastern traditions from a young age. He moved to Japan in 1956. His single-stroke paintings brought him fame within the Mono-ha movement. By the 1970s, he was creating sculptures using industrial materials such as steel and rubber sheets, as well as natural materials such as stone. He has made significant contributions to the development of contemporary Japanese art.
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Avant-garde(S) Including Thinking Italian
Christie's Paris
23 Oct 2025, 17:00
9 avenue Matignon 75008 Paris
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