Erica Hestu Wahyuni
Branded Elephant Is Coming To Town
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Lot 250
4. Apr - 4. Apr 2011
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Lot 250
4. Apr - 4. Apr 2011
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 HKD
Price realised: 137.500 HKD
Price realised: 137.500 HKD
Description
Erica Hestu Wahyuni
B. 1971
BRANDED ELEPHANT IS COMING TO TOWN
SIGNED IN CHINESE, SIGNED IN RUSSIAN, SIGNED AND DATED 2010 LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED AND DATED 2010 UPPER RIGHT; SIGNED, SIGNED WITH AN ICON OF THE ARTIST, TITLED BRANDED ELEPHANT IS COMING TO TOWN AND DATED MEI 2010 ON THE REVERSE
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
150 BY 200 CM.; 59 BY 78 3/4 IN.
B. 1971
BRANDED ELEPHANT IS COMING TO TOWN
SIGNED IN CHINESE, SIGNED IN RUSSIAN, SIGNED AND DATED 2010 LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED AND DATED 2010 UPPER RIGHT; SIGNED, SIGNED WITH AN ICON OF THE ARTIST, TITLED BRANDED ELEPHANT IS COMING TO TOWN AND DATED MEI 2010 ON THE REVERSE
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
150 BY 200 CM.; 59 BY 78 3/4 IN.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 96 %.
This artwork by Erica Hestu Wahyuni achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Hong Kong in April 2011. In the Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings auction, the work Branded Elephant Is Coming To Town sold for HKD 137,500.00 (€ 11,949.26) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 70,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Erica Hestu Wahyuni - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Great Africa Safari, which sold at auction in November 2010 for HKD 250,000.00 (€ 24,700.83).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 96 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Erica Hestu Wahyuni erzielte im April 2011 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings wurde die Arbeit Branded Elephant Is Coming To Town für HKD 137.500,00 (€ 11.949,26) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 70.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Erica Hestu Wahyuni mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Great Africa Safari beobachtet, die im November 2010 für HKD 250.000,00 (€ 24.700,83) versteigert wurde.
Erica Hestu Wahyuni - Auction history
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