Rafiee Ghani
The Book Of Two Rivers
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art – Day Sale, Lot 236
1. Oct - 1. Oct 2017
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art – Day Sale, Lot 236
1. Oct - 1. Oct 2017
Estimate: 65.000 - 95.000 HKD
Price realised: 312.500 HKD
Price realised: 312.500 HKD
Description
Rafiee Ghani
B. 1962
THE BOOK OF TWO RIVERS
Signed, titled and dated 2017
Oil on canvas
183 by 152 cm; 70 by 60 in.
B. 1962
THE BOOK OF TWO RIVERS
Signed, titled and dated 2017
Oil on canvas
183 by 152 cm; 70 by 60 in.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work The Book Of Two Rivers by Rafiee Ghani was worth HKD 312,500.00 (€ 34,394.32) to a buyer in October 2017. This price was achieved in the auction Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art – Day Sale at Sothebys in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 95,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Rafiee Ghani; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The Beginning Of The Red Sea sold at auction in April 2017 with the realized price of HKD 325,000.00 (€ 38,361.63).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit The Book Of Two Rivers von Rafiee Ghani war einem Käufer im Oktober 2017 HKD 312.500,00 (€ 34.394,32) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art – Day Sale bei Sothebys in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 95.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Rafiee Ghani; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The Beginning Of The Red Sea im April 2017 mit dem Hammerpreis von HKD 325.000,00 (€ 38.361,63).
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