Mohan Samant
Composition
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art, Lot 14
16. Mar - 16. Mar 2020
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art, Lot 14
16. Mar - 16. Mar 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, PITTSBURGH
MOHAN SAMANT
1924 - 2004
COMPOSITION
Mixed media on canvas attached to board
Bearing a World House Galleries, New York label 'ARTIST: Samant, Mohan PRICE: / NATIONALITY: East Indian / TITLE: COMPOSITION (1964) / MEDIUM: Mix. Med/canvas SIZE: 60 x 25 ¼ in. / CATALOGUE # 7608' on reverse
59 ⅞ x 25 ⅛ in. (152 x 63.8 cm.)
Painted in 1964
World House Galleries, New York (Inventory no. 7608), 1964-65 | Private Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Clarke Auction Gallery, Larchmont, 10 September 2017, lot 100
MOHAN SAMANT
1924 - 2004
COMPOSITION
Mixed media on canvas attached to board
Bearing a World House Galleries, New York label 'ARTIST: Samant, Mohan PRICE: / NATIONALITY: East Indian / TITLE: COMPOSITION (1964) / MEDIUM: Mix. Med/canvas SIZE: 60 x 25 ¼ in. / CATALOGUE # 7608' on reverse
59 ⅞ x 25 ⅛ in. (152 x 63.8 cm.)
Painted in 1964
World House Galleries, New York (Inventory no. 7608), 1964-65 | Private Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Clarke Auction Gallery, Larchmont, 10 September 2017, lot 100
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Mohan Samant achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in March 2020. In the Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art auction, the work Composition sold for USD 52,500.00 (€ 47,601.78) - well above the upper estimate of USD 20,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Mohan Samant - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Kings And The Crowd, which sold at auction in March 2020 for USD 162,500.00 (€ 147,338.83).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Mohan Samant erzielte im März 2020 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art wurde die Arbeit Composition für USD 52.500,00 (€ 47.601,78) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 20.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Mohan Samant mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Kings And The Crowd beobachtet, die im März 2020 für USD 162.500,00 (€ 147.338,83) versteigert wurde.
Mohan Samant - Auction history
