Ashim Purkayastha
Wanted 2 (Objects in the Mirror are Closer than they Appear)
Estimate: 120.000 - 150.000 HKD
Price realised: 150.000 HKD
Price realised: 150.000 HKD
Description
ASHIM PURKAYASTHA
(Born in 1967)
Wanted 2 (Objects in the Mirror are Closer than they Appear)
signed and dated 'Ashim; 07' (on reverse)
watercolour on paper over mirrored glass
75.8 x 101x 6.4 cm. (30 x 40 x 2½ in.)
Executed in 2007
(Born in 1967)
Wanted 2 (Objects in the Mirror are Closer than they Appear)
signed and dated 'Ashim; 07' (on reverse)
watercolour on paper over mirrored glass
75.8 x 101x 6.4 cm. (30 x 40 x 2½ in.)
Executed in 2007
Sold at the upper estimate price
The work Wanted 2 (Objects in the Mirror are Closer than they Appear) by Ashim Purkayastha was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2008. The auction ended at the price of HKD 150,000.00 (€ 12,348.97), which exactly corresponded to the upper end of the estimated price range of HKD 120,000.00 – 150,000.00. Admittedly, works by Ashim Purkayastha have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work He Is Not My Enemy in September 2008 with an auction result of USD 134,500.00 (€ 95,518.78).
Zuschlag beim oberen Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit Wanted 2 (Objects in the Mirror are Closer than they Appear) von Ashim Purkayastha kam im Mai 2008 bei Christies in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von HKD 150.000,00 (€ 12.348,97) entsprach exakt dem oberen Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von HKD 120.000,00 – 150.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ashim Purkayastha auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit He Is Not My Enemy im September 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 134.500,00 (€ 95.518,78).
Ashim Purkayastha - Auction history
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