Ang Kiukok
Pieta
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Lot 310
4. Apr - 4. Apr 2016
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Lot 310
4. Apr - 4. Apr 2016
Estimate: 250.000 - 350.000 HKD
Price realised: 525.000 HKD
Price realised: 525.000 HKD
Description
Ang Kiukok
1931 - 2005
PIETA
Signed and dated 81
Oil on canvas
61 by 61 cm; 24 by 24 in.
Acquired directly from the artist in the 1980s | Private Collection, Singapore
1931 - 2005
PIETA
Signed and dated 81
Oil on canvas
61 by 61 cm; 24 by 24 in.
Acquired directly from the artist in the 1980s | Private Collection, Singapore
Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.
The work Pieta by Ang Kiukok was sold in the Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art auction at Sothebys in Hong Kong in April 2016. It achieved a price of HKD 525,000.00 (€ 59,149.11), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 50%. Admittedly, works by Ang Kiukok have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Fishermen in October 2013 with an auction result of HKD 3,760,000.00 (€ 356,804.47).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Pieta von Ang Kiukok wurde im April 2016 in der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 525.000,00 (€ 59.149,11) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 50%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ang Kiukok auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Fishermen im Oktober 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 3.760.000,00 (€ 356.804,47).
Ang Kiukok - Auction history
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