B. Prabha

Untitled (Three Ladies)

Found at Sothebys, London
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art, Lot 31
6. Oct - 26. Oct 2021
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 30.240 GBP
Property from a Private Family Collection, London
B. Prabha
1933 - 2001
Untitled (Three Ladies)
Oil on canvas laid on board
Signed and indistinctly dated in Devanagari lower right
129.9 x 83.1 cm. (51 ⅛ x 32 ⅝ in.)
Painted circa 1980s
Acquired directly from the artist in her studio in Mumbai, circa 1990

Upper estimate price exceeded by 68 %.

The work Untitled (Three Ladies) by B. Prabha was sold in the Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art auction at Sothebys in London in October 2021. It achieved a price of GBP 30,240.00 (€ 35,826.23), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 68%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by B. Prabha; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot without title sold at auction in September 2006 with the realized price of USD 90,000.00 (€ 70,938.76).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 68 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Untitled (Three Ladies) von B. Prabha wurde im Oktober 2021 in der Auktion Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 30.240,00 (€ 35.826,23) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 68%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von B. Prabha; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit ohne Titel im September 2006 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 90.000,00 (€ 70.938,76).

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