But Mochtar
Figur-figur wanita (Women Figures)
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 HKD
Price realised: 350.625 HKD
Price realised: 350.625 HKD
Description
Figur-figur wanita (Women Figures)
1959
signed and dated 59
oil on board
76 x 58 cm (29 15/16 x 22 13/16 in)
Acquired in Djakarta in the 1950s by Richard F. Wolford | Thence by descent to the present owner | Private Collection, USA
1959
signed and dated 59
oil on board
76 x 58 cm (29 15/16 x 22 13/16 in)
Acquired in Djakarta in the 1950s by Richard F. Wolford | Thence by descent to the present owner | Private Collection, USA
Artwork auctioned at seven times the upper estimate price
The work Figur-figur wanita (Women Figures) by But Mochtar was worth HKD 350,625.00 (€ 38,415.68) to a buyer in July 2020. This price was achieved in the auction Modern and Contemporary Art at Bonhams in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 50,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by But Mochtar have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Patung Elemen Estetik (Study Of Esthetic Principles) in April 2014 with an auction result of HKD 3,640,000.00 (€ 338,543.62).
Kunstwerk zum Siebenfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Figur-figur wanita (Women Figures) von But Mochtar war einem Käufer im Juli 2020 HKD 350.625,00 (€ 38.415,68) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Art bei Bonhams in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 50.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von But Mochtar auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Patung Elemen Estetik (Study Of Esthetic Principles) im April 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 3.640.000,00 (€ 338.543,62).
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