Abdullah Ariff
Through jungle waterways, Malaya
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art, Lot 102
24. May - 24. May 2008
Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art, Lot 102
24. May - 24. May 2008
Estimate: 12.000 - 16.000 HKD
Price realised: 137.500 HKD
Price realised: 137.500 HKD
Description
ABDULLAH ARIFF (Malaysia 1904-1962)
Through jungle waterways, Malaya
signed and dated 'Abdullah Ariff '56' (lower left); titled on artist's label and stamped with artist's name and address (on the reverse)
watercolour on paper
15 1/4 x 22 in. (39 x 56 cm.)
Through jungle waterways, Malaya
signed and dated 'Abdullah Ariff '56' (lower left); titled on artist's label and stamped with artist's name and address (on the reverse)
watercolour on paper
15 1/4 x 22 in. (39 x 56 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at eight times the upper estimate price
When the work Through jungle waterways, Malaya by Abdullah Ariff was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2008, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 16,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than eight times as high at HKD 137,500.00 (€ 11,319.89). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Abdullah Ariff; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The Hill Spring, 12th Milestone, Penang sold at auction in November 2012 with the realized price of HKD 200,000.00 (€ 19,830.90).
Kunstwerk zum Achtfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Through jungle waterways, Malaya von Abdullah Ariff im Mai 2008 bei Christies in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – HKD 16.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 137.500,00 (€ 11.319,89) mehr als achtmal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Abdullah Ariff; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The Hill Spring, 12th Milestone, Penang im November 2012 mit dem Hammerpreis von HKD 200.000,00 (€ 19.830,90).
Abdullah Ariff - Auction history
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