A. Ramachandran
Kaleidoscope; Study For Kaleidoscope
Found at
Christies,
New York
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, Lot 739
17.Sep - 17.Sep.2015
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, Lot 739
17.Sep - 17.Sep.2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed and dated in Malayalam (lower right); further signed and dated 'RAMACHANDRAN / 1966' (on the reverse)
signed and dated in Malayalam (lower right)
oil on canvas; ink on paper
45 x 51 in. (114.3 x 129.5 cm.); 11 x 14 7/8 in. (27.9 x 37.8 cm.)
Painted in 1966; executed in 1966; one work on canvas, one work on paper
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Kumar Gallery, New Delhi | Acquired from the above by the present owner
signed and dated in Malayalam (lower right)
oil on canvas; ink on paper
45 x 51 in. (114.3 x 129.5 cm.); 11 x 14 7/8 in. (27.9 x 37.8 cm.)
Painted in 1966; executed in 1966; one work on canvas, one work on paper
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Kumar Gallery, New Delhi | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by A. Ramachandran achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in September 2015. In the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art auction, the work Kaleidoscope; Study For Kaleidoscope sold for USD 37,500.00 (€ 33,596.13) - well above the upper estimate of USD 18,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by A. Ramachandran; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Untitled (Crucifixion); Untitled (after Crucifixion of Mathias Grünewald) sold at auction in March 2012 with the realized price of USD 86,500.00 (€ 64,871.76).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von A. Ramachandran erzielte im September 2015 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Kaleidoscope; Study For Kaleidoscope für USD 37.500,00 (€ 33.596,13) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 18.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von A. Ramachandran; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Untitled (Crucifixion); Untitled (after Crucifixion of Mathias Grünewald) im März 2012 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 86.500,00 (€ 64.871,76).
A. Ramachandran - Auction history
