Bhupen Khakhar

Untitled (Tree In A Walled Garden)

Found at Christies
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, Lot 639
22. Sep - 22. Sep 2021
Estimate: 350.000 - 500.000 USD
Price realised: 990.000 USD
BHUPEN KHAKHAR (1934-2004)
Untitled (Tree in a Walled Garden)
inscribed 'BHUPEN / KHAKHAR' (on the reverse)
oil and gold paint on board
36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1967

Upper estimate price exceeded by 98 %.

This artwork by Bhupen Khakhar achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in September 2021. In the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art auction, the work Untitled (Tree In A Walled Garden) sold for USD 990,000.00 (€ 855,143.82) - well above the upper estimate of USD 500,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Bhupen Khakhar - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Residency Bungalow, which sold at auction in June this year for GBP 1,984,400.00 (€ 2,309,499.96).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 98 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Bhupen Khakhar erzielte im September 2021 bei Christies einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Untitled (Tree In A Walled Garden) für USD 990.000,00 (€ 855.143,82) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 500.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Bhupen Khakhar mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Residency Bungalow beobachtet, die im Juni diesen Jahres für GBP 1.984.400,00 (€ 2.309.499,96) versteigert wurde.

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