Mukul Dey
Cotton Street, Barrabazar, Calcutta; Nandalal Bose'S Birthplace At Haveli-Kharaghpur; The Watch-Dog; Flag Staff, Chandipore
Estimate: 1.000 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Description
MUKUL DEY (1895-1989)
Cotton Street, Barrabazar, Calcutta; Nandalal Bose's birthplace at Haveli-Kharaghpur; The Watch-Dog; Flag Staff, Chandipore
signed and dated 'Mukul Dey August 30.1917' (lower right) further titled '"Cotton Street, Barrabazar," Calcutta Sept 12.1938' (lower left); signed 'Mukul Dey' (lower right) further titled 'Nandalal Bose's birthplace at Haveli-Kharaghpur' (lower left); signed and dated 'Mukul Dey Aug.31.1938'(lower right) further titled '"The Watch-Dog"' (lower left); signed and dated 'Mukul Dey Aug 31.1938' (lower right) further titled 'Flag Staff, Chandipore' (lower left)
drypoint etching on paper
7½ x 4½ in. (19 x 11.4 cm.) plate 10 x 6½ in. (25.4 x 16.5 cm.) sheet; 5½ x 10 7/8 in. (14 x 27.6 cm.) plate 10 x 133/8 in. (25.4 x 34 cm.) sheet; 2 3/8 x 5 in. (6 x 12.9 cm.) plate 5¼ x 7¾ in. (13.3 x 19.7 cm.) sheet; 3 x 5 in. (7.6 x 12.7 cm.) plate 4¾ x 7½ in. (12 x 19 cm.) sheet
(4) Executed in 1917 and 1938; Four prints
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Cotton Street, Barrabazar, Calcutta; Nandalal Bose's birthplace at Haveli-Kharaghpur; The Watch-Dog; Flag Staff, Chandipore
signed and dated 'Mukul Dey August 30.1917' (lower right) further titled '"Cotton Street, Barrabazar," Calcutta Sept 12.1938' (lower left); signed 'Mukul Dey' (lower right) further titled 'Nandalal Bose's birthplace at Haveli-Kharaghpur' (lower left); signed and dated 'Mukul Dey Aug.31.1938'(lower right) further titled '"The Watch-Dog"' (lower left); signed and dated 'Mukul Dey Aug 31.1938' (lower right) further titled 'Flag Staff, Chandipore' (lower left)
drypoint etching on paper
7½ x 4½ in. (19 x 11.4 cm.) plate 10 x 6½ in. (25.4 x 16.5 cm.) sheet; 5½ x 10 7/8 in. (14 x 27.6 cm.) plate 10 x 133/8 in. (25.4 x 34 cm.) sheet; 2 3/8 x 5 in. (6 x 12.9 cm.) plate 5¼ x 7¾ in. (13.3 x 19.7 cm.) sheet; 3 x 5 in. (7.6 x 12.7 cm.) plate 4¾ x 7½ in. (12 x 19 cm.) sheet
(4) Executed in 1917 and 1938; Four prints
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Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
The work Cotton Street, Barrabazar, Calcutta; Nandalal Bose'S Birthplace At Haveli-Kharaghpur; The Watch-Dog; Flag Staff, Chandipore by Mukul Dey was sold in the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art auction at Christies in London in June 2014. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,750.00 (€ 3,435.99), 38% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Mukul Dey have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Untitled (Dancers; Musicians) in March 2021 with an auction result of USD 27,720.00 (€ 23,605.55).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Cotton Street, Barrabazar, Calcutta; Nandalal Bose'S Birthplace At Haveli-Kharaghpur; The Watch-Dog; Flag Staff, Chandipore von Mukul Dey wurde im Juni 2014 in der Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.750,00 (€ 3.435,99) und damit 38% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Mukul Dey auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Untitled (Dancers; Musicians) im März 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 27.720,00 (€ 23.605,55).
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