Jitish Kallat
Sweatopia 1
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 221.000 USD
Price realised: 221.000 USD
Description
Jitish Kallat(b.1974)
SWEATOPIA 1
Inscribed 'Sweatopia - 1' upper left and further dated and inscribed ' - 2008 JITISH KALLAT - SWEATOPIA - 1 (Triptych - Left to Right - Right) / 2008 JITISH KALLAT SWEATOPIA - 1 (triptych Left to Right - Left) / - 2008 JITISH KALLAT - SWEATOPIA - 1 Triptych (Left to Right - Centre)' on reverse
Acrylic on canvas
108 by 204 in. (274.3 by 518.2 cm.) overall
Painted in 2008
Acquired from Haunch of Venison, London, May 2008
SWEATOPIA 1
Inscribed 'Sweatopia - 1' upper left and further dated and inscribed ' - 2008 JITISH KALLAT - SWEATOPIA - 1 (Triptych - Left to Right - Right) / 2008 JITISH KALLAT SWEATOPIA - 1 (triptych Left to Right - Left) / - 2008 JITISH KALLAT - SWEATOPIA - 1 Triptych (Left to Right - Centre)' on reverse
Acrylic on canvas
108 by 204 in. (274.3 by 518.2 cm.) overall
Painted in 2008
Acquired from Haunch of Venison, London, May 2008
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Sweatopia 1 by Jitish Kallat was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2014. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 200,000.00 – 300,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 221,000.00 (€ 160,412.28) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Jitish Kallat have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in November 2010 the work Untitled (Eclipse)- 5 was auctioned for HKD 2,780,000.00 (€ 274,673.21).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Sweatopia 1 von Jitish Kallat kam im März 2014 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 200.000,00 – 300.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 221.000,00 (€ 160.412,28) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Jitish Kallat konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im November 2010 die Arbeit Untitled (Eclipse)- 5 für HKD 2.780.000,00 (€ 274.673,21) versteigert.
Jitish Kallat - Auction history
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