Pilloo Pochkhanawala
Atomic Couple
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 277.200 GBP
Price realised: 277.200 GBP
Description
Property from the Surya Collection, Mrs. Ute Rettberg
Pilloo Pochkhanawala
1923 - 1986
Atomic Couple
Scrap metal and stones
This is a unique work
104 x 65 x 40.6 cm. (40 ⅞ x 25 ½ x 15 ⅞ in.) including base
Executed circa 1974
Acquired directly from the artist in Bombay, circa 1974
Pilloo Pochkhanawala
1923 - 1986
Atomic Couple
Scrap metal and stones
This is a unique work
104 x 65 x 40.6 cm. (40 ⅞ x 25 ½ x 15 ⅞ in.) including base
Executed circa 1974
Acquired directly from the artist in Bombay, circa 1974
A top price for Pilloo Pochkhanawala
The work Atomic Couple by Pilloo Pochkhanawala was worth GBP 277,200.00 (€ 328,407.13) to a buyer in October 2021. This price was achieved in the auction Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 50,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Atomic Couple the most expensive artwork by Pilloo Pochkhanawala that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Pilloo Pochkhanawala
Die Arbeit Atomic Couple von Pilloo Pochkhanawala war einem Käufer im Oktober 2021 GBP 277.200,00 (€ 328.407,13) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 50.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Atomic Couple zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Pilloo Pochkhanawala, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Pilloo Pochkhanawala - Auction history
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