Amrita Sher-Gil
Untitled (Self-Portrait)
Estimate: 1.200.000 - 1.800.000 USD
Price realised: 2.920.000 USD
Price realised: 2.920.000 USD
Description
Amrita Sher-Gil
1913 - 1941
UNTITLED (SELF-PORTRAIT)
Signed and dated 'RITA / 1933' lower left
Oil on canvas
18 by 13 in. (45.8 by 33.2 cm.)
Painted in 1933
Given by the artist to her cousin-niece and husband during Sher-Gil’s visit to Europe circa 1933. These relatives were part of Ervin Baktay’s branch of the family. The painting was in the posession of the family and was acquired from them by the current owner.
1913 - 1941
UNTITLED (SELF-PORTRAIT)
Signed and dated 'RITA / 1933' lower left
Oil on canvas
18 by 13 in. (45.8 by 33.2 cm.)
Painted in 1933
Given by the artist to her cousin-niece and husband during Sher-Gil’s visit to Europe circa 1933. These relatives were part of Ervin Baktay’s branch of the family. The painting was in the posession of the family and was acquired from them by the current owner.
A top price for Amrita Sher-Gil
The work Untitled (Self-Portrait) by Amrita Sher-Gil was sold in the Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art auction at Sothebys in New York in March 2015. It achieved a price of USD 2,920,000.00 (€ 2,718,555.07), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 62%. This high result makes Untitled (Self-Portrait) the most expensive artwork by Amrita Sher-Gil that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Amrita Sher-Gil
Die Arbeit Untitled (Self-Portrait) von Amrita Sher-Gil wurde im März 2015 in der Auktion Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 2.920.000,00 (€ 2.718.555,07) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 62%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Untitled (Self-Portrait) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Amrita Sher-Gil, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Amrita Sher-Gil - Auction history
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