Dullah
Sketch of Bung Karno amidst Revolutionary Fighters
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art, Lot 1229
30. May - 30. May 2010
Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art, Lot 1229
30. May - 30. May 2010
Estimate: 140.000 - 200.000 HKD
Price realised: 475.000 HKD
Price realised: 475.000 HKD
Description
DULLAH (b. Indonesia 1919-1996)
Sketch of Bung Karno amidst Revolutionary Fighters
signed 'sket Dullah' (lower right); inscribed and dated 'ACC diperbesar, Soekarno, 11/6/65' and inscribed again 'ukuran lukisan 200 x 300cm (2 x 3 meter)' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
23 5/8 x 35 in. (60 x 89 cm.)
Sketch of Bung Karno amidst Revolutionary Fighters
signed 'sket Dullah' (lower right); inscribed and dated 'ACC diperbesar, Soekarno, 11/6/65' and inscribed again 'ukuran lukisan 200 x 300cm (2 x 3 meter)' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
23 5/8 x 35 in. (60 x 89 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Dullah achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2010. In the Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art auction, the work Sketch of Bung Karno amidst Revolutionary Fighters sold for HKD 475,000.00 (€ 49,347.16) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 200,000.00. Admittedly, works by Dullah have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Barong Dance in Bali in November this year with an auction result of HKD 2,772,000.00 (€ 325,280.53).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Dullah erzielte im Mai 2010 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Sketch of Bung Karno amidst Revolutionary Fighters für HKD 475.000,00 (€ 49.347,16) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 200.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Dullah auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Barong Dance in Bali im November diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 2.772.000,00 (€ 325.280,53).
Dullah - Auction history
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