Ida Bagus Ketut Soenia

Tantric Scene

Found at Christies, Singapore
PRE-WAR BALINESE MODERNISTS: 1928-1942, Lot 70
29. Sep - 29. Sep 2001
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 SGD
Price realised: 3.525 SGD
Ida Bagus Ketut Soenia (Geriah Poeseh, Sanur, b. ca. 1906-1990)
Tantric Scene
Executed in, or before February 1937
Wash technique on paper, pencil and black ink framing lines.
19.5 x 27 cm.
Inscribed on the reverse, presumably by Gregory Bateson, with the artist's name and date of purchase: 'Id. Bg. Soenjah, Poeseh Sanoer Feb. 9.1937'.
The artist was the spiritual teacher of Ida Bagus Poegoeg. He became a priest (pedanda gede Oka Timbul) in Geria Poeseh in the 1960s, at which time he stopped working as a painter. Bateson & Mead collected thirteen works by the artist.

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Tantric Scene by Ida Bagus Ketut Soenia was auctioned at Christies in Singapore in September 2001. The price achieved of SGD 3,525.00 (€ 2,192.33) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as SGD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00. Other works by Ida Bagus Ketut Soenia have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in September 2001 the work Tantric Scene was auctioned for SGD 5,640.00 (€ 3,507.72).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Tantric Scene von Ida Bagus Ketut Soenia kam im September 2001 bei Christies in Singapur zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von SGD 3.525,00 (€ 2.192,33) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit SGD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Ida Bagus Ketut Soenia konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im September 2001 die Arbeit Tantric Scene für SGD 5.640,00 (€ 3.507,72) versteigert.

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