Putu Sutawijaya
Kami bukan pecundang (We are not losers)
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art, Lot 69
24. May - 24. May 2008
Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art, Lot 69
24. May - 24. May 2008
Estimate: 45.000 - 65.000 HKD
Price realised: 247.500 HKD
Price realised: 247.500 HKD
Description
PUTU SUTAWIJAYA (b. Indonesia 1970)
Kami bukan pecundang (We are not losers)
signed and dated 'Putu Sutawijaya 2003' (lower left); signed and dated again and titled (on reverse)
mixed media on canvas
76 3/4 x 57 1/8 in. (195 x 145 cm.)
Kami bukan pecundang (We are not losers)
signed and dated 'Putu Sutawijaya 2003' (lower left); signed and dated again and titled (on reverse)
mixed media on canvas
76 3/4 x 57 1/8 in. (195 x 145 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Kami bukan pecundang (We are not losers) by Putu Sutawijaya was auctioned at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2008, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - HKD 65,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at HKD 247,500.00 (€ 20,375.80). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Putu Sutawijaya - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Candi Brahu, which sold at auction in May 2012 for HKD 740,000.00 (€ 77,088.32).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Kami bukan pecundang (We are not losers) von Putu Sutawijaya im Mai 2008 bei Christies in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – HKD 65.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit HKD 247.500,00 (€ 20.375,80) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Putu Sutawijaya mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Candi Brahu beobachtet, die im Mai 2012 für HKD 740.000,00 (€ 77.088,32) versteigert wurde.
Putu Sutawijaya - Auction history
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