Jogen Chowdhury
Two Women
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art, Lot 46
16. Mar - 16. Mar 2021
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art, Lot 46
16. Mar - 16. Mar 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from a Private Collection, Hong Kong
Jogen Chowdhury
b. 1939
Two Women
Charcoal on paper
Signed and dated in Bengali and 'JOGEN 89' along lower edge. Further signed, dated, titled and inscribed '26/1989 / "Two Women" / by Jogen Chowdhury / 1989' on reverse
21 ⅞ x 29 ⅝ in. (55.5 x 75.2 cm.)
Framed: 32 ⅝ x 40 ¾ in. (82.8 x 103.5 cm.)
Executed in 1989
Christie's London, 4 June 1997, lot 149
Jogen Chowdhury
b. 1939
Two Women
Charcoal on paper
Signed and dated in Bengali and 'JOGEN 89' along lower edge. Further signed, dated, titled and inscribed '26/1989 / "Two Women" / by Jogen Chowdhury / 1989' on reverse
21 ⅞ x 29 ⅝ in. (55.5 x 75.2 cm.)
Framed: 32 ⅝ x 40 ¾ in. (82.8 x 103.5 cm.)
Executed in 1989
Christie's London, 4 June 1997, lot 149
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Two Women by Jogen Chowdhury was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2021, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 10,000.00 – 15,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 8,190.00 (€ 6,974.37). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Jogen Chowdhury achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work "Day Dreaming" in June 2009 with an auction result of GBP 373,250.00 (€ 437,996.36).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Two Women von Jogen Chowdhury im März 2021 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 10.000,00 – 15.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 8.190,00 (€ 6.974,37) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Jogen Chowdhury erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit "Day Dreaming" im Juni 2009 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 373.250,00 (€ 437.996,36).
Jogen Chowdhury - Auction history
