Arie Smit
Padi Fields
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
20th Century & Contemporary Art (Morning Session), Lot 168
26.Mai - 26.Mai.2019
20th Century & Contemporary Art (Morning Session), Lot 168
26.Mai - 26.Mai.2019
Estimate: 800.000 - 1.000.000 HKD
Price realised: 3.605.000 HKD
Price realised: 3.605.000 HKD
Description
signed and dated 'arie smit Bali '76' (lower right)
oil on canvas
126.5 x 126.5 cm. (49 3/4 x 49 3/4 in.)
Painted in 1976
Acquired directly from the artist by Clare Boothe Luce | Thence by descent to the present owner | Private Collection, USA
oil on canvas
126.5 x 126.5 cm. (49 3/4 x 49 3/4 in.)
Painted in 1976
Acquired directly from the artist by Clare Boothe Luce | Thence by descent to the present owner | Private Collection, USA
A top price for Arie Smit
The work Padi Fields by Arie Smit was worth HKD 3,605,000.00 (€ 412,591.26) to a buyer in May 2019. This price was achieved in the auction 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Morning Session) at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 1,000,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Padi Fields the most expensive artwork by Arie Smit that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Arie Smit
Die Arbeit Padi Fields von Arie Smit war einem Käufer im Mai 2019 HKD 3.605.000,00 (€ 412.591,26) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Morning Session) bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 1.000.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Padi Fields zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Arie Smit, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Arie Smit - Auction history
Other artists in this auction
