Bhupen Khakhar

Head

Found at Christies, New York
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, Lot 634
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2022
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 6.300 USD
BHUPEN KHAKHAR (1934-2003)
Head
signed and dated in Gujarati and numbered and titled '6/10 Head' (lower edge)
etching on paper
9 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (24.8 x 24.1 cm.) plate
Executed in 1996; sixth from an edition of ten

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Bhupen Khakhar achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in September last year. In the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art auction, the work Head sold for USD 6,300.00 (€ 6,439.74) - well above the upper estimate of USD 3,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Bhupen Khakhar achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Residency Bungalow in June this year with an auction result of GBP 1,984,400.00 (€ 2,309,499.96).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Bhupen Khakhar erzielte im September letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Head für USD 6.300,00 (€ 6.439,74) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Bhupen Khakhar erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Residency Bungalow im Juni diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.984.400,00 (€ 2.309.499,96).

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