Renato L. Barja Jr.
Hero For Hire / Enteng
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Lot 211
7. Oct - 7. Oct 2012
Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Lot 211
7. Oct - 7. Oct 2012
Estimate: 45.000 - 65.000 HKD
Price realised: 68.750 HKD
Price realised: 68.750 HKD
Description
Renato L. Barja Jr.
B. 1982
HERO FOR HIRE / ENTENG
Signed and dated 12; Signed, titled, and dated 2012 on the reverse; Incised with the initial of the artist and dated 10 and the label of the artist is affixed to the underside of the sculpture
Oil on canvas / plastic resin found objects, in 2 parts
Painting: 153 by 122 cm.; 60 by 48 in.; Sculpture: 34 by 27 by 15 cm.; 13 1/4 by 10 1/2 by 6 in.
B. 1982
HERO FOR HIRE / ENTENG
Signed and dated 12; Signed, titled, and dated 2012 on the reverse; Incised with the initial of the artist and dated 10 and the label of the artist is affixed to the underside of the sculpture
Oil on canvas / plastic resin found objects, in 2 parts
Painting: 153 by 122 cm.; 60 by 48 in.; Sculpture: 34 by 27 by 15 cm.; 13 1/4 by 10 1/2 by 6 in.
A top price for Renato L. Barja Jr.
The work Hero For Hire / Enteng by Renato L. Barja Jr. was sold in the Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings auction at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2012. Here, the upper estimate of HKD 65,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for HKD 68,750.00 (€ 6,844.23). With this result, Hero For Hire / Enteng is even the most expensive work of art by Renato L. Barja Jr. that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Renato L. Barja Jr.
Die Arbeit Hero For Hire / Enteng von Renato L. Barja Jr. wurde im Oktober 2012 in der Auktion Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von HKD 65.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für HKD 68.750,00 (€ 6.844,23) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Hero For Hire / Enteng sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Renato L. Barja Jr., das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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