Nikhil Biswas
Untitled (Crucifixion)
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 1.134 USD
Price realised: 1.134 USD
Description
Property from a Private Asian Collection
Nikhil Biswas
1930 - 1966
Untitled (Crucifixion)
Ink and watercolor on paper pasted on card
Signed 'Nikhil' lower right
11 ⅜ x 14 ⅞ in. (28.8 x 37.7 cm.)
Unframed
Private Collection of Ramananda Chatterjee, Calcutta | Thence by descent | Acquired from the above, circa 1990s | Ramananda Chatterjee (1865 – 1943) was the founder, editor, and owner of the Calcutta based magazine, the Modern Review, and a leader of the Hindu Mahasabha. He has been described as the father of Indian journalism. In his lifetime, he amassed an exquisite collection of art from the Bengal School.
Nikhil Biswas
1930 - 1966
Untitled (Crucifixion)
Ink and watercolor on paper pasted on card
Signed 'Nikhil' lower right
11 ⅜ x 14 ⅞ in. (28.8 x 37.7 cm.)
Unframed
Private Collection of Ramananda Chatterjee, Calcutta | Thence by descent | Acquired from the above, circa 1990s | Ramananda Chatterjee (1865 – 1943) was the founder, editor, and owner of the Calcutta based magazine, the Modern Review, and a leader of the Hindu Mahasabha. He has been described as the father of Indian journalism. In his lifetime, he amassed an exquisite collection of art from the Bengal School.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Untitled (Crucifixion) by Nikhil Biswas was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2021. It changed hands for a price of USD 1,134.00 (€ 965.68) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 800.00 – 1,200.00. Admittedly, works by Nikhil Biswas have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Two Untitled Works in March 2012 with an auction result of USD 6,250.00 (€ 4,687.27).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Untitled (Crucifixion) von Nikhil Biswas kam im März 2021 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 1.134,00 (€ 965,68) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 800,00 – 1.200,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Nikhil Biswas auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Two Untitled Works im März 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 6.250,00 (€ 4.687,27).
Nikhil Biswas - Auction history
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