Ram Kumar

Vagabond

Found at Christies, New York
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, Lot 23
20. Mar - 20. Mar 2008
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 USD
Price realised: 1.161.000 USD
RAM KUMAR (B. 1924)
Vagabond
signed and dated 'Ram 56' (lower left); titled, signed and dated 'VAGABOND, RAM KUMAR, 1956' (on the reverse)
oil on board
47½ x 24 in. (120.7 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1956

A top price for Ram Kumar

This artwork by Ram Kumar achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in March 2008. In the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art auction, the work Vagabond sold for USD 1,161,000.00 (€ 734,577.67) - well above the upper estimate of USD 600,000.00. This high result makes Vagabond the most expensive artwork by Ram Kumar that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Ram Kumar

Dieses Kunstwerk von Ram Kumar erzielte im März 2008 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Vagabond für USD 1.161.000,00 (€ 734.577,67) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 600.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Vagabond zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ram Kumar, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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