Lirio Salvador
Majestic Phallus
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Lot 881
6. Oct - 6. Oct 2008
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Lot 881
6. Oct - 6. Oct 2008
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 HKD
Price realised: 125.000 HKD
Price realised: 125.000 HKD
Description
Lirio Salvadorb. 1968
B. 1968
MAJESTIC PHALLUS
signed, dated July 20, 2008 and titled Majestic Phallus lower middle
steel
187 by 102 by 18cm.; 73½ by 40 by 7in.
B. 1968
MAJESTIC PHALLUS
signed, dated July 20, 2008 and titled Majestic Phallus lower middle
steel
187 by 102 by 18cm.; 73½ by 40 by 7in.
A top price for Lirio Salvador
This artwork by Lirio Salvador achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2008. In the Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings auction, the work Majestic Phallus sold for HKD 125,000.00 (€ 12,714.87) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 60,000.00. This high result makes Majestic Phallus the most expensive artwork by Lirio Salvador that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Lirio Salvador
Dieses Kunstwerk von Lirio Salvador erzielte im Oktober 2008 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings wurde die Arbeit Majestic Phallus für HKD 125.000,00 (€ 12.714,87) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 60.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Majestic Phallus zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Lirio Salvador, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Lirio Salvador - Auction history
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