Rodel Tapaya
Advice From Bathala
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art – Day Sale, Lot 209
1. Oct - 1. Oct 2017
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art – Day Sale, Lot 209
1. Oct - 1. Oct 2017
Estimate: 150.000 - 200.000 HKD
Price realised: 237.500 HKD
Price realised: 237.500 HKD
Description
Rodel Tapaya
B. 1980
ADVICE FROM BATHALA
Signed and dated 2012
Acrylic on canvas
182 by 152 cm; 71 1/2 by 59 3/4 in.
Private Collection, Japan
B. 1980
ADVICE FROM BATHALA
Signed and dated 2012
Acrylic on canvas
182 by 152 cm; 71 1/2 by 59 3/4 in.
Private Collection, Japan
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Advice From Bathala by Rodel Tapaya was sold in the Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art – Day Sale auction at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2017. The »bidding war« ended at HKD 237,500.00 (€ 26,139.68), 19% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Rodel Tapaya - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Repatriated Bodies, which sold at auction in October 2020 for HKD 693,000.00 (€ 76,755.39).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Advice From Bathala von Rodel Tapaya wurde im Oktober 2017 in der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art – Day Sale bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von HKD 237.500,00 (€ 26.139,68) und damit 19% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Rodel Tapaya mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Repatriated Bodies beobachtet, die im Oktober 2020 für HKD 693.000,00 (€ 76.755,39) versteigert wurde.
Rodel Tapaya - Auction history
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