Amrita Sher-Gil
Untitled (Self Portrait)
Estimate: 1.000.000 - 1.800.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.762.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.762.500 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'A. SHER-GIL 1931.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 5/8 x 21¼ in. (65.1 x 54 cm.)
Painted in 1931
Private Collection, France, acquired circa 1960s | Acquired from the above in 1992 by the current owner
oil on canvas
25 5/8 x 21¼ in. (65.1 x 54 cm.)
Painted in 1931
Private Collection, France, acquired circa 1960s | Acquired from the above in 1992 by the current owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Untitled (Self Portrait) by Amrita Sher-Gil was sold in the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art auction at Christies in London in June 2015. It changed hands for a price of GBP 1,762,500.00 (€ 2,485,102.88) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 1,000,000.00 – 1,800,000.00. Other works by Amrita Sher-Gil have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in March 2015 the work Untitled (Self-Portrait) was auctioned for USD 2,920,000.00 (€ 2,718,555.07).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Untitled (Self Portrait) von Amrita Sher-Gil wurde im Juni 2015 in der Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art bei Christies in London versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 1.762.500,00 (€ 2.485.102,88) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 1.000.000,00 – 1.800.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Amrita Sher-Gil konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im März 2015 die Arbeit Untitled (Self-Portrait) für USD 2.920.000,00 (€ 2.718.555,07) versteigert.
Amrita Sher-Gil - Auction history
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