Ida Bagus Ketut Soenia
Tourist Market
Found at
Christies,
Singapore
PRE-WAR BALINESE MODERNISTS: 1928-1942, Lot 171
29. Sep - 29. Sep 2001
PRE-WAR BALINESE MODERNISTS: 1928-1942, Lot 171
29. Sep - 29. Sep 2001
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 SGD
Price realised: 4.700 SGD
Price realised: 4.700 SGD
Description
Ida Bagus Ketut Soenia (Geriah Poeseh, Sanur, ca. 1906-1990)
Tourist Market
Executed in, or before November 1936
Wash technique on paper, framed and glazed.
23 x 37 cm.
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.
Whereas the appearance of Westerners or signs of modernisation in Balinese pre-war painting is highly unusual, in Sanur it seems to be a lesser taboo. Although early examples are very rare, subjects that give proof of the beginning of tourism and Westerners integrated are more frequently found in this region, for example in the post-war oeuvre of Ida Bagus Nyoman Rai (or Klingking). Also note that the woman in the upper right is Javanese and selling artefacts. Inscribed with the artist's name and the date on the reverse, probably by Bateson.
To be illustrated in a forthcoming book by Dr. A. Vickers: Balinese Painting; Mementoes, Diversions, Masterworks (1928-1942), (Pepin Press).
See also the List of Exhibitions in this catalogue.
Tourist Market
Executed in, or before November 1936
Wash technique on paper, framed and glazed.
23 x 37 cm.
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.
Whereas the appearance of Westerners or signs of modernisation in Balinese pre-war painting is highly unusual, in Sanur it seems to be a lesser taboo. Although early examples are very rare, subjects that give proof of the beginning of tourism and Westerners integrated are more frequently found in this region, for example in the post-war oeuvre of Ida Bagus Nyoman Rai (or Klingking). Also note that the woman in the upper right is Javanese and selling artefacts. Inscribed with the artist's name and the date on the reverse, probably by Bateson.
To be illustrated in a forthcoming book by Dr. A. Vickers: Balinese Painting; Mementoes, Diversions, Masterworks (1928-1942), (Pepin Press).
See also the List of Exhibitions in this catalogue.
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by Ida Bagus Ketut Soenia could be acquired at Christies in Singapore in September 2001 for an unexpectedly low price. In the PRE-WAR BALINESE MODERNISTS: 1928-1942 auction, the work Tourist Market changed hands for SGD 4,700.00 (€ 2,923.10) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of SGD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00. Other works by Ida Bagus Ketut Soenia have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in September 2001 by the work Tantric Scene at SGD 5,640.00 (€ 3,507.72).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ida Bagus Ketut Soenia konnte im September 2001 bei Christies in Singapur für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion PRE-WAR BALINESE MODERNISTS: 1928-1942 wechselte die Arbeit Tourist Market für SGD 4.700,00 (€ 2.923,10) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von SGD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Ida Bagus Ketut Soenia wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im September 2001 die Arbeit Tantric Scene mit SGD 5.640,00 (€ 3.507,72).
Ida Bagus Ketut Soenia - Auction history
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