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Preecha Thaothong
Light on the wall
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Lot 59
27. NOV - 27. NOV 2005
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Lot 59
27. NOV - 27. NOV 2005
Estimate: 55.000 - 70.000 HKD
Price realised: 66.000 HKD
Price realised: 66.000 HKD
Description
PREECHA THAOTHONG (b. Thailand 1948)
Light on the wall
signed in Thai (lower left)
acrylic on canvas
48 x 60 in. (120 x 150 cm.)
Light on the wall
signed in Thai (lower left)
acrylic on canvas
48 x 60 in. (120 x 150 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2005 Christies in Hong Kong held the auction Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, which included the work Light on the wall by Preecha Thaothong. The price achieved of HKD 66,000.00 (€ 7,221.37) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as HKD 55,000.00 – 70,000.00. Other works by Preecha Thaothong have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in May 2021 the work Mural Painting was auctioned for HKD 125,000.00 (€ 13,213.47).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2005 führte Christies in Hong Kong die Auktion Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Light on the wall von Preecha Thaothong zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von HKD 66.000,00 (€ 7.221,37) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit HKD 55.000,00 – 70.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Preecha Thaothong konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Mai 2021 die Arbeit Mural Painting für HKD 125.000,00 (€ 13.213,47) versteigert.