Arup Das
Untitled
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
Contemporary Art Asia: Including a Collection of Works by Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, Lot 56
18.Sep - 25.Sep.2019
Contemporary Art Asia: Including a Collection of Works by Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, Lot 56
18.Sep - 25.Sep.2019
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 9.375 USD
Price realised: 9.375 USD
Description
signed 'Arup Das' (upper left); further signed and inscribed 'Arup Das / Str. 1041, B, BOBAMR / NEW DELHI' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
85.1 x 57.5 cm. (33 1/2 x 22 5/8 in.)
Morphets Auctioneers, 21 March 2019, lot 342B | Acquired from the above by the present owner
oil on canvas
85.1 x 57.5 cm. (33 1/2 x 22 5/8 in.)
Morphets Auctioneers, 21 March 2019, lot 342B | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by Arup Das achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in September 2019. In the Contemporary Art Asia: Including a Collection of Works by Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita auction, the work without title sold for USD 9,375.00 (€ 8,596.97) - well above the upper estimate of USD 5,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Arup Das; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Untitled (Village) sold at auction in March 2019 with the realized price of USD 18,750.00 (€ 16,699.32).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Arup Das erzielte im September 2019 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art Asia: Including a Collection of Works by Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita wurde diese Arbeit ohne Titel für USD 9.375,00 (€ 8.596,97) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 5.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Arup Das; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Untitled (Village) im März 2019 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 18.750,00 (€ 16.699,32).