Chintamoni Kar
Sakuntala
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.750 GBP
Price realised: 4.750 GBP
Description
CHINTAMONI KAR (1915-2005)
Sakuntala
signed in Bengali and dated '20 2 36' (lower right); further inscribed 'Chintamoni Kar - Sakuntala Kalkuta' (lower centre)
gouache and ink on paper
12¾ x 6 1/8 in. (32.4 x 15.6 cm.)
Executed in 1936
Sakuntala
signed in Bengali and dated '20 2 36' (lower right); further inscribed 'Chintamoni Kar - Sakuntala Kalkuta' (lower centre)
gouache and ink on paper
12¾ x 6 1/8 in. (32.4 x 15.6 cm.)
Executed in 1936
Upper estimate price exceeded by 58 %.
The work Sakuntala by Chintamoni Kar was sold in the South Asian Modern + ContemporaryArt auction at Christies in London in June 2011. It achieved a price of GBP 4,750.00 (€ 5,254.99), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 58%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Chintamoni Kar - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Odalisque, which sold at auction in June 2013 for GBP 15,000.00 (€ 17,507.69).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 58 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Sakuntala von Chintamoni Kar wurde im Juni 2011 in der Auktion South Asian Modern + ContemporaryArt bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 4.750,00 (€ 5.254,99) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 58%. Für andere Arbeiten von Chintamoni Kar mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Odalisque beobachtet, die im Juni 2013 für GBP 15.000,00 (€ 17.507,69) versteigert wurde.
Chintamoni Kar - Auction history
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