Abanindranath Tagore

Untitled (Siva-Simantini)

Found at Christies, New York
The Art of Nandalal Bose, Abanindranath Tagore and Rabindranath Tagore: The Supratik Bose Collection, Lot 33
17. Sep - 17. Sep 2013

Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 555.750 USD

Description

ABANINDRANATH TAGORE (1871-1951)
Untitled (Siva-Simantini)
signed in Bengali and bearing personal seal of the artist (center left); further signed in Bengali (on the reverse)
watercolor and wash on card
10 1/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.7 x 20 cm.)
Executed circa 1920s

A top price for Abanindranath Tagore

The work Untitled (Siva-Simantini) by Abanindranath Tagore was worth USD 555,750.00 (€ 410,602.14) to a buyer in September 2013. This price was achieved in the auction The Art of Nandalal Bose, Abanindranath Tagore and Rabindranath Tagore: The Supratik Bose Collection at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 60,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Untitled (Siva-Simantini) the most expensive artwork by Abanindranath Tagore that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Abanindranath Tagore

Die Arbeit Untitled (Siva-Simantini) von Abanindranath Tagore war einem Käufer im September 2013 USD 555.750,00 (€ 410.602,14) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Art of Nandalal Bose, Abanindranath Tagore and Rabindranath Tagore: The Supratik Bose Collection bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 60.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Untitled (Siva-Simantini) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Abanindranath Tagore, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.