Bhupen Khakhar

Untitled (Cards); Untitled (Beach); Lotus

Found at Christies, New York
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, Lot 635
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2022
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 5.040 USD
BHUPEN KHAKHAR (1934-2003)
Untitled (Cards); Untitled (Beach); Lotus
signed in Gujarati (lower right) and titled, numbered and dated 'Lotus B 3/18 '93' (lower left) one
etching on paper; serigraph on paper
6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (15.9 x 15.9 cm.) plate; 9 7/8 x 9 1/8 in. (25.1 x 23.2 cm.) sheet
‌10 x 19 1/4 in. (25.4 x 48.9 cm.) plate; 19 1/2 x 25 5/8 in. (49.5 x 65.1 cm.) sheet

Auction result well in line with expectations

In September last year Christies in New York held the auction South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, which included the work Untitled (Cards); Untitled (Beach); Lotus by Bhupen Khakhar. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 5,040.00 (€ 5,151.79) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. 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).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im September letzten Jahres führte Christies in New York die Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Untitled (Cards); Untitled (Beach); Lotus von Bhupen Khakhar zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 5.040,00 (€ 5.151,79) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. 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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