Eko Nugroho
Seneng Kuwi Larang Regane (Happiness is Expensive to Buy)
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Contemporary Art | Hong Kong, Lot 33
23. Nov - 30. Nov 2021
Contemporary Art | Hong Kong, Lot 33
23. Nov - 30. Nov 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Bridging Generations: Property from an Important Southeast Asian Private Museum
Eko Nugroho
b. 1977
Seneng Kuwi Larang Regane (Happiness is Expensive to Buy)
acrylic on canvas, in 6 parts
signed and dated 2009
Executed in 2009, this work was commissioned by BMW Indonesia for their then new product launch BMW X5 M at the BMW Studio, Plaza Indonesia in 2009.
each panel: 300 by 121cm. 118⅛ by 47⅝ in.
overall: 300 by 726 cm. 118⅛ by 285⅞ in. ----------------------------------------------
Important Southeast Asian Private Museum Collection | ---------------------------------------------- | 重要東南亞私人博物館收藏
Eko Nugroho
b. 1977
Seneng Kuwi Larang Regane (Happiness is Expensive to Buy)
acrylic on canvas, in 6 parts
signed and dated 2009
Executed in 2009, this work was commissioned by BMW Indonesia for their then new product launch BMW X5 M at the BMW Studio, Plaza Indonesia in 2009.
each panel: 300 by 121cm. 118⅛ by 47⅝ in.
overall: 300 by 726 cm. 118⅛ by 285⅞ in. ----------------------------------------------
Important Southeast Asian Private Museum Collection | ---------------------------------------------- | 重要東南亞私人博物館收藏
A top price for Eko Nugroho - as previously expected
In November 2021 Sothebys in Hong Kong held the auction Contemporary Art | Hong Kong, which included the work Seneng Kuwi Larang Regane (Happiness is Expensive to Buy) by Eko Nugroho. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of HKD 600,000.00 – 1,200,000.00, the actual price achieved of HKD 693,000.00 (€ 77,054.58) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Seneng Kuwi Larang Regane (Happiness is Expensive to Buy) is the most expensive artwork by Eko Nugroho that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Im November 2021 führte Sothebys in Hong Kong die Auktion Contemporary Art | Hong Kong durch, in der auch die Arbeit Seneng Kuwi Larang Regane (Happiness is Expensive to Buy) von Eko Nugroho zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von HKD 600.000,00 – 1.200.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von HKD 693.000,00 (€ 77.054,58) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Seneng Kuwi Larang Regane (Happiness is Expensive to Buy) das teuerste Kunstwerk von Eko Nugroho, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Eko Nugroho - Auction history
