Bhupen Khakhar

Lotus; Kiss

Found at Christies, New York
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, Lot 773
20. Sep - 20. Sep 2023
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 USD
Price realised: 9.450 USD
BHUPEN KHAKHAR (1934-2003)
Lotus; Kiss
signed in Gujarati (lower right) and inscribed 'A/P' (lower left) one; signed in Gujarati, inscribed and titled '10/20 / KISS' (lower edge) one
silkscreen prints on paper
22 1/8 x 17 ¼ in. (56.2 x 43.8 cm.) sheet; 31 ¼ x 23 7/8 in. (79.4 x 81 cm.) sheet
(2)Executed in 1993, circa early 1990s; artist's proof from an edition of eighteen; number ten from an edition of twenty; two prints on paper

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 this year. In the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art auction, the work Lotus; Kiss sold for USD 9,450.00 (€ 8,928.57) - well above the upper estimate of USD 3,500.00. 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 diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Lotus; Kiss für USD 9.450,00 (€ 8.928,57) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.500,00. 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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