Jitish Kallat
Untitled (Eclipse)- 5
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Asian Contemporary Art & Chinese 20th Century Art (Evening Sale), Lot 1043
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2010
Asian Contemporary Art & Chinese 20th Century Art (Evening Sale), Lot 1043
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2010
Estimate: 1.500.000 - 2.000.000 HKD
Price realised: 2.780.000 HKD
Price realised: 2.780.000 HKD
Description
JITISH KALLAT
(B. 1974)
Untitled (Eclipse)- 5
titled 'Untitled (Eclipse) - 5' in English (lower right of right panel); dated and signed '2008 JITISH KALLAT' in English (on the reverse of central panel); dated, signed, titled and inscribed '- 2008 JITISH KALLAT UNTITLED (ECLIPSE) - 5 left to Right - 1' in English (on the stretcher bar of left panel); dated, signed, titled and inscribed ' - 2008 JITISH KALLAT - UNTITLED (ECLIPSE) - 5 Triptych left to Right - 2' in English (on the stretcher bar of central panel); dated, signed, titled and inscribed ' - 2008 JITISH KALLAT UNTITLED (ECLIPSE) - 5 left to Right - 3' in English (on the stretcher bar of right panel)
acrylic on canvas, triptych
each: 229 x 172.6 cm. (90 1/8 x 68 in.)
overall: 229 x 517.8 cm. (90 1/8 x 203 7/8 in.)
Painted in 2008
(B. 1974)
Untitled (Eclipse)- 5
titled 'Untitled (Eclipse) - 5' in English (lower right of right panel); dated and signed '2008 JITISH KALLAT' in English (on the reverse of central panel); dated, signed, titled and inscribed '- 2008 JITISH KALLAT UNTITLED (ECLIPSE) - 5 left to Right - 1' in English (on the stretcher bar of left panel); dated, signed, titled and inscribed ' - 2008 JITISH KALLAT - UNTITLED (ECLIPSE) - 5 Triptych left to Right - 2' in English (on the stretcher bar of central panel); dated, signed, titled and inscribed ' - 2008 JITISH KALLAT UNTITLED (ECLIPSE) - 5 left to Right - 3' in English (on the stretcher bar of right panel)
acrylic on canvas, triptych
each: 229 x 172.6 cm. (90 1/8 x 68 in.)
overall: 229 x 517.8 cm. (90 1/8 x 203 7/8 in.)
Painted in 2008
A top price for Jitish Kallat
The work Untitled (Eclipse)- 5 by Jitish Kallat was sold in the Asian Contemporary Art & Chinese 20th Century Art (Evening Sale) auction at Christies in Hong Kong in November 2010. It achieved a price of HKD 2,780,000.00 (€ 274,673.21), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 39%. With this result, Untitled (Eclipse)- 5 is even the most expensive work of art by Jitish Kallat that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jitish Kallat
Die Arbeit Untitled (Eclipse)- 5 von Jitish Kallat wurde im November 2010 in der Auktion Asian Contemporary Art & Chinese 20th Century Art (Evening Sale) bei Christies in Hong Kong versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 2.780.000,00 (€ 274.673,21) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 39%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Untitled (Eclipse)- 5 sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Jitish Kallat, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jitish Kallat - Auction history
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