Jehangir Sabavala

Heat Haze

Found at Christies, New York
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, Lot 214
21.Mrz - 21.Mrz.2018
Estimate: 70.000 - 90.000 USD
Price realised: 200.000 USD
signed and dated 'Sabavala '62' (lower right); further titled, inscribed and dated '"Heat Haze." / By Jehangir Sabavala. / B'bay 1962.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
24 x 48 in. (61 x 122 cm.)
Painted in 1962
Acquired on a visit to India by Mrs. Donna Park, circa mid-1960s | Thence by descent

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Jehangir Sabavala achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in March 2018. In the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art auction, the work Heat Haze sold for USD 200,000.00 (€ 162,337.66) - well above the upper estimate of USD 90,000.00. Admittedly, works by Jehangir Sabavala have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Embarkation in September 2021 with an auction result of USD 1,590,000.00 (€ 1,373,412.80).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Jehangir Sabavala erzielte im März 2018 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Heat Haze für USD 200.000,00 (€ 162.337,66) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 90.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jehangir Sabavala auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Embarkation im September 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.590.000,00 (€ 1.373.412,80).

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