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- Basoeki Abdullah
- Gunung Salak (Mountain Salak)
Basoeki Abdullah
Gunung Salak (Mountain Salak)
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Lot 57
28. May - 28. May 2006
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Lot 57
28. May - 28. May 2006
Estimate: 500.000 - 650.000 HKD
Price realised: 900.000 HKD
Price realised: 900.000 HKD
Description
BASOEKI ABDULLAH (Indonesia 1915-1992)
Gunung Salak (Mountain Salak)
signed 'BASOEKI' (lower left); inscribed 'UNTK IBU HARTINI SOEKARNO DJAN-65' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
77 3/8 x 118 1/8 in. (196.5 x 300 cm.)
Gunung Salak (Mountain Salak)
signed 'BASOEKI' (lower left); inscribed 'UNTK IBU HARTINI SOEKARNO DJAN-65' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
77 3/8 x 118 1/8 in. (196.5 x 300 cm.)
A top price for Basoeki Abdullah
The work Gunung Salak (Mountain Salak) by Basoeki Abdullah was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2006. It achieved a price of HKD 900,000.00 (€ 90,399.75), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 38%. With this result, Gunung Salak (Mountain Salak) is even the most expensive work of art by Basoeki Abdullah that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Basoeki Abdullah
Die Arbeit Gunung Salak (Mountain Salak) von Basoeki Abdullah kam im Mai 2006 bei Christies in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 900.000,00 (€ 90.399,75) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 38%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Gunung Salak (Mountain Salak) sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Basoeki Abdullah, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.