Renato L. Barja Jr.
Birthday Boy
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Lot 205
6. Apr - 6. Apr 2013
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Lot 205
6. Apr - 6. Apr 2013
Estimate: 45.000 - 65.000 HKD
Price realised: 56.250 HKD
Price realised: 56.250 HKD
Description
Renato L. Barja Jr.
B. 1982
BIRTHDAY BOY
Signed and dated 13; signed, titled and dated 2013 on the reverse; signed with the initials of the artist; incised with the signature of the artist and dated 12 on the base of the sculpture
Oil on canvas / Hand sculpted, hand painted epoxy, wood, enamel, paint, found objects, in 2 parts
Painting: 122 by 91.5 cm.; 48 by 36 in.
Sculpture: 61 by 19 by 18 cm.; 24 by 7 1/2 by 7 in.
B. 1982
BIRTHDAY BOY
Signed and dated 13; signed, titled and dated 2013 on the reverse; signed with the initials of the artist; incised with the signature of the artist and dated 12 on the base of the sculpture
Oil on canvas / Hand sculpted, hand painted epoxy, wood, enamel, paint, found objects, in 2 parts
Painting: 122 by 91.5 cm.; 48 by 36 in.
Sculpture: 61 by 19 by 18 cm.; 24 by 7 1/2 by 7 in.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Birthday Boy by Renato L. Barja Jr. was auctioned at Sothebys in Hong Kong in April 2013. The price achieved of HKD 56,250.00 (€ 5,506.25) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as HKD 45,000.00 – 65,000.00. Other works by Renato L. Barja Jr. have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in October 2012 the work Hero For Hire / Enteng was auctioned for HKD 68,750.00 (€ 6,844.23).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Birthday Boy von Renato L. Barja Jr. kam im April 2013 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von HKD 56.250,00 (€ 5.506,25) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit HKD 45.000,00 – 65.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Renato L. Barja Jr. konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Oktober 2012 die Arbeit Hero For Hire / Enteng für HKD 68.750,00 (€ 6.844,23) versteigert.
Renato L. Barja Jr. - Auction history
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