Nguyen Nam Son
Nude
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Day Sale, Lot 258
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2020
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Day Sale, Lot 258
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2020
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.375.000 HKD
Price realised: 1.375.000 HKD
Description
Nguyen Nam Son
1890–1973
NUDE
Signed and dated 1939
Oil and chalk on canvas
72.5 by 60 cm; 28 1/2 by 23 1/2 in.
Formerly in the collection of the artist, thence by descent | Private Asian Collection
1890–1973
NUDE
Signed and dated 1939
Oil and chalk on canvas
72.5 by 60 cm; 28 1/2 by 23 1/2 in.
Formerly in the collection of the artist, thence by descent | Private Asian Collection
A top price for Nguyen Nam Son
When the work Nude by Nguyen Nam Son was auctioned at Sothebys in Hong Kong in July 2020, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 250,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at HKD 1,375,000.00 (€ 150,649.74). This high result makes Nude the most expensive artwork by Nguyen Nam Son that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Nguyen Nam Son
Als die Arbeit Nude von Nguyen Nam Son im Juli 2020 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – HKD 250.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 1.375.000,00 (€ 150.649,74) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Nude zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Nguyen Nam Son, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Nguyen Nam Son - Auction history
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