Fx Harsono
Watching the wound
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art, Lot 9
24. May - 24. May 2008
Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art, Lot 9
24. May - 24. May 2008
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 HKD
Price realised: 847.500 HKD
Price realised: 847.500 HKD
Description
FX HARSONO (b. Indonesia 1948)
Watching the wound
left panel: signed, dated and titled 'ku teropong luka mu #1 - fx harsono - maret 2008 (lower right); right panel: signed, dated and titled 'ku teropong luka mu #2 - fx harsono - maret 2008' (lower right)
diptych - acrylic on canvas
59 x 118 1/8 in. (150 x 300 cm.) (2)
Watching the wound
left panel: signed, dated and titled 'ku teropong luka mu #1 - fx harsono - maret 2008 (lower right); right panel: signed, dated and titled 'ku teropong luka mu #2 - fx harsono - maret 2008' (lower right)
diptych - acrylic on canvas
59 x 118 1/8 in. (150 x 300 cm.) (2)
A top price for FX Harsono
The work Watching the wound by FX Harsono was worth HKD 847,500.00 (€ 69,771.69) to a buyer in May 2008. This price was achieved in the auction Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 120,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Watching the wound the most expensive artwork by FX Harsono that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für FX Harsono
Die Arbeit Watching the wound von FX Harsono war einem Käufer im Mai 2008 HKD 847.500,00 (€ 69.771,69) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 120.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Watching the wound zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von FX Harsono, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
FX Harsono - Auction history
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