Bhupen Khakhar

Untitled

Found at Sothebys, New York
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art, Lot 5
16. Mar - 21. Mar 2022
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 25.200 USD
Property from a Private Collection, Netherlands
Bhupen Khakhar
1934 - 2003
Untitled
Painted ceramic plate
Signed in Gujarati lower right
Diameter 15 in. (38.1 cm.)
Executed in 1994
Acquired from the Foundation for Indian Artists, Amsterdam, 1 November 1994

Upper estimate price exceeded by 40 %.

This work without title by Bhupen Khakhar was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March last year. It achieved a price of USD 25,200.00 (€ 22,717.03), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 40%. 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 40 % übertroffen

Diese Arbeit ohne Titel von Bhupen Khakhar kam im März letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 25.200,00 (€ 22.717,03) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 40%. 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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