Natvar Bhavsar

Sorathee

Found at Christies, New York
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Including Works by Benodebehari Mukherjee from the Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation, Lot 1052
17. Mar - 17. Mar 2021
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 USD
Price realised: 100.000 USD
Natvar Bhavsar (B. 1934)
signed, titled, dated and inscribed ‘NATVAR BHAVSAR / SORATHEE 1982 84½” x 68½”' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
84½ x 68 3/8 in. (214.6 x 173.7 cm.)
Painted in 1982
Private Collection, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner

Upper estimate price exceeded by 43 %.

The work Sorathee by Natvar Bhavsar was sold in the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Including Works by Benodebehari Mukherjee from the Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation auction at Christies in New York in March 2021. The »bidding war« ended at USD 100,000.00 (€ 85,157.11), 43% above the upper estimate. Other works by Natvar Bhavsar have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 125,000.00 (€ 116,376.50) in March 2015 for the work Sangam Iii.

Oberer Schätzpreis um 43 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Sorathee von Natvar Bhavsar wurde im März 2021 in der Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Including Works by Benodebehari Mukherjee from the Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 100.000,00 (€ 85.157,11) und damit 43% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Natvar Bhavsar haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 125.000,00 (€ 116.376,50) im März 2015 für die Arbeit Sangam Iii beobachtet.

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