B. Prabha

Fisher Girl with Net

Found at Christies, New York
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, Lot 624
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2022
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 27.720 USD
B. PRABHA (1933-2001)
Fisher Girl with Net
signed and dated 'b. prabha. 1963.' (upper right); further inscribed and titled 'No 41 / ARTIST = B. PRABHA / TITLE = FISHER GIRL WITH NET / SIZE = 91 x 114 cm'
oil on canvas
36 x 45 in. (91.4 x 114.3 cm.)
Painted in 1963

Upper estimate price exceeded by 54 %.

The work Fisher Girl with Net by B. Prabha was auctioned at Christies in New York in September last year. It achieved a price of USD 27,720.00 (€ 28,334.87), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 54%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by B. Prabha - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work without title, which sold at auction in September 2006 for USD 90,000.00 (€ 70,938.76).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 54 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Fisher Girl with Net von B. Prabha kam im September letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 27.720,00 (€ 28.334,87) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 54%. Für andere Arbeiten von B. Prabha mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit ohne Titel beobachtet, die im September 2006 für USD 90.000,00 (€ 70.938,76) versteigert wurde.

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