J. Sultan Ali
Rahu- Vijaya
Found at
Sothebys,
New York (Online Auction)
Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Online, Lot 1823
16. Sep - 16. Sep 2019
Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Online, Lot 1823
16. Sep - 16. Sep 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE WEST COAST COLLECTION
J. SULTAN ALI
1920 - 1990
RAHU- VIJAYA
Oil on canvas. Signed in Devanagari as well as signed and dated 'Sultan Ali 1967' lower right. Further signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'J. SULTAN ALI / "RAHU- VIJAYA" / 76 x 87 cm / 1967' on reverse
30 ½ x 34 ⅛ in. (77.5 x 87 cm.)
Frame: 34 ⅜ x 37 in. (84.8 x 94 cm.)
Painted in 1967
Acquired in India in the 1970s by Margaret Lawson Cormack | Thence by descent | Margaret Lawson Cormack was a renowned author who was born in Madura, India in 1912. She left India to attend college at the University of Kansas but went back to teach in Tamil Nadu. After the end of World War II, Cormack returned to the US to continue her education, eventually receiving a PhD and becoming a professor at numerous colleges and universities across the
J. SULTAN ALI
1920 - 1990
RAHU- VIJAYA
Oil on canvas. Signed in Devanagari as well as signed and dated 'Sultan Ali 1967' lower right. Further signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'J. SULTAN ALI / "RAHU- VIJAYA" / 76 x 87 cm / 1967' on reverse
30 ½ x 34 ⅛ in. (77.5 x 87 cm.)
Frame: 34 ⅜ x 37 in. (84.8 x 94 cm.)
Painted in 1967
Acquired in India in the 1970s by Margaret Lawson Cormack | Thence by descent | Margaret Lawson Cormack was a renowned author who was born in Madura, India in 1912. She left India to attend college at the University of Kansas but went back to teach in Tamil Nadu. After the end of World War II, Cormack returned to the US to continue her education, eventually receiving a PhD and becoming a professor at numerous colleges and universities across the
Auction result well in line with expectations
In September 2019 Sothebys in New York held the auction Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Online, which included the work Rahu- Vijaya by J. Sultan Ali. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 7,000.00 – 9,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 7,500.00 (€ 6,877.58) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by J. Sultan Ali have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Vanraj-Nandi in March 2021 with an auction result of USD 47,880.00 (€ 40,773.23).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im September 2019 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Online durch, in der auch die Arbeit Rahu- Vijaya von J. Sultan Ali zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 7.000,00 – 9.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 7.500,00 (€ 6.877,58) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von J. Sultan Ali auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Vanraj-Nandi im März 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 47.880,00 (€ 40.773,23).
J. Sultan Ali - Auction history
