Chintan Upadhyay
Split Wide Open
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 43.750 USD
Price realised: 43.750 USD
Description
Chintan Upadhyay
B. 1972
SPLIT WIDE OPEN
signed twice, dated 2007 and titled on the reverse
oil and acrylic on canvas
77 1/2 by 47 1/2 in. 181.5 by 120.5 cm.
Private Collection, Europe
B. 1972
SPLIT WIDE OPEN
signed twice, dated 2007 and titled on the reverse
oil and acrylic on canvas
77 1/2 by 47 1/2 in. 181.5 by 120.5 cm.
Private Collection, Europe
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2008 Sothebys in New York held the auction Contemporary Art Day Sale, which included the work Split Wide Open by Chintan Upadhyay. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 40,000.00 – 60,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 43,750.00 (€ 34,465.10) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Chintan Upadhyay - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Together For Life Whether We Like It Or Not, which sold at auction in October 2008 for HKD 1,100,000.00 (€ 111,890.87).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2008 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Contemporary Art Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Split Wide Open von Chintan Upadhyay zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 43.750,00 (€ 34.465,10) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Chintan Upadhyay mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Together For Life Whether We Like It Or Not beobachtet, die im Oktober 2008 für HKD 1.100.000,00 (€ 111.890,87) versteigert wurde.
Chintan Upadhyay - Auction history
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