Allah Bux
Untitled (Krishna in Contemplation)
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 40.000 USD
Price realised: 40.000 USD
Description
oil on canvas
18 5/8 x 24 1/8 in. (47.3 x 61.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1930s
Private Collection, Calcutta | Osian's, 17 March 2003, lot 5 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
18 5/8 x 24 1/8 in. (47.3 x 61.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1930s
Private Collection, Calcutta | Osian's, 17 March 2003, lot 5 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 33 %.
In March 2019 Christies in New York held the auction South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, which included the work Untitled (Krishna in Contemplation) by Allah Bux. The »bidding war« ended at USD 40,000.00 (€ 35,625.22), 33% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Allah Bux - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Flame Of Love, which sold at auction in December 2015 for INR 6,225,000.00 (€ 86,561.84).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 33 % übertroffen
Im März 2019 führte Christies in New York die Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Untitled (Krishna in Contemplation) von Allah Bux zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 40.000,00 (€ 35.625,22) und damit 33% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Allah Bux mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Flame Of Love beobachtet, die im Dezember 2015 für INR 6.225.000,00 (€ 86.561,84) versteigert wurde.
Allah Bux - Auction history
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