A. R. Nagori
Untitled (Silver Body In The Moonlight)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art, Lot 78
18. Mar - 18. Mar 2019
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art, Lot 78
18. Mar - 18. Mar 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
A. R. Nagori
B.1938
UNTITLED (SILVER BODY IN THE MOONLIGHT)
Signed 'Nagori' lower right and further signed, dated and inscribed ' Punjab Varsity's students visiting E. Pakistan's / Coxes Bazar's Silver Sands & silver body on / moonlight high post mid summer. / We went after 12 midnight for swimming / A girl from English [...] hills / [...]' Nagori / 1964' indistinctly on reverse
Oil on canvas
18 x 30 in. (46.3 x 76.8 cm.)
Painted in 1964
Acquired directly from the artist in early 2000s
B.1938
UNTITLED (SILVER BODY IN THE MOONLIGHT)
Signed 'Nagori' lower right and further signed, dated and inscribed ' Punjab Varsity's students visiting E. Pakistan's / Coxes Bazar's Silver Sands & silver body on / moonlight high post mid summer. / We went after 12 midnight for swimming / A girl from English [...] hills / [...]' Nagori / 1964' indistinctly on reverse
Oil on canvas
18 x 30 in. (46.3 x 76.8 cm.)
Painted in 1964
Acquired directly from the artist in early 2000s
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Untitled (Silver Body In The Moonlight) by A. R. Nagori was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2019. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 3,500.00 (€ 3,117.21) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by A. R. Nagori have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in November this year the work Untitled (Five Figures) was auctioned for GBP 3,584.00 (€ 4,153.08).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Untitled (Silver Body In The Moonlight) von A. R. Nagori kam im März 2019 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 3.500,00 (€ 3.117,21) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von A. R. Nagori konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im November diesen Jahres die Arbeit Untitled (Five Figures) für GBP 3.584,00 (€ 4.153,08) versteigert.
A. R. Nagori - Auction history
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