Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury
Leader’s Perch; Winter’s Challenge
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online, Lot 47
15. Mar - 30. Mar 2022
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online, Lot 47
15. Mar - 30. Mar 2022
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 USD
Price realised: 22.680 USD
Price realised: 22.680 USD
Description
DEVI PRASAD ROY CHOWDHURY (1899-1975)
Leader’s Perch; Winter’s Challenge
signed in Bengali (lower left); further inscribed ‘LEADER’S PERCH’ (on the reverse);
signed and inscribed in Bengali (lower left); further inscribed ‘WINTER’S CHALLENGE’ (on the reverse)
ink on card; ink on paper laid on card
14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm.);
15 1 ⁄ 8 x 10 in. (38.4 x 25.4 cm.)
Leader’s Perch; Winter’s Challenge
signed in Bengali (lower left); further inscribed ‘LEADER’S PERCH’ (on the reverse);
signed and inscribed in Bengali (lower left); further inscribed ‘WINTER’S CHALLENGE’ (on the reverse)
ink on card; ink on paper laid on card
14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm.);
15 1 ⁄ 8 x 10 in. (38.4 x 25.4 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at six times the upper estimate price
When the work Leader’s Perch; Winter’s Challenge by Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury was auctioned at Christies in New York in March last year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 3,500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than six times as high at USD 22,680.00 (€ 20,445.33). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot An Inmate of the Harem sold at auction in October 2021 with the realized price of GBP 20,250.00 (€ 23,990.78).
Kunstwerk zum Sechsfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Leader’s Perch; Winter’s Challenge von Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury im März letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 3.500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 22.680,00 (€ 20.445,33) mehr als sechsmal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit An Inmate of the Harem im Oktober 2021 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 20.250,00 (€ 23.990,78).
Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury - Auction history
