But Mochtar
Mother And Child
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Lot 356
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2012
Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Lot 356
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2012
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 HKD
Price realised: 2.540.000 HKD
Price realised: 2.540.000 HKD
Description
But Mochtar
1930-1993
MOTHER AND CHILD
Incised with a signature of the artist and dated 1965 on the base
Welded Copper
54 by 97.5 by 35 cm.; 21 1/4 by 38 1/4 by 13 3/4 in.
Acquired directly from the artist | Private Collection, USA
1930-1993
MOTHER AND CHILD
Incised with a signature of the artist and dated 1965 on the base
Welded Copper
54 by 97.5 by 35 cm.; 21 1/4 by 38 1/4 by 13 3/4 in.
Acquired directly from the artist | Private Collection, USA
Artwork auctioned at eight times the upper estimate price
When the work Mother And Child by But Mochtar was auctioned at Sothebys in Hong Kong in April 2012, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 300,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than eight times as high at HKD 2,540,000.00 (€ 247,491.12). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by But Mochtar; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Patung Elemen Estetik (Study Of Esthetic Principles) sold at auction in April 2014 with the realized price of HKD 3,640,000.00 (€ 338,543.62).
Kunstwerk zum Achtfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Mother And Child von But Mochtar im April 2012 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – HKD 300.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 2.540.000,00 (€ 247.491,12) mehr als achtmal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von But Mochtar; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Patung Elemen Estetik (Study Of Esthetic Principles) im April 2014 mit dem Hammerpreis von HKD 3.640.000,00 (€ 338.543,62).
But Mochtar - Auction history
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