Rudolf Bonnet
Market Scene
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale), Lot 45
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2015
Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale), Lot 45
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2015
Estimate: 10.000.000 - 12.000.000 HKD
Price realised: 25.880.000 HKD
Price realised: 25.880.000 HKD
Description
signed, dated and inscribed 'R.BONNET/Bali 1948' (lower right)
oil on canvas
150 x 400 cm. (59 x 157 3/8 in.)
Painted in 1948
Private Collection, Germany | Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, Lot 81 | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
oil on canvas
150 x 400 cm. (59 x 157 3/8 in.)
Painted in 1948
Private Collection, Germany | Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, Lot 81 | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
A top price for Rudolf Bonnet
This artwork by Rudolf Bonnet achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in November 2015. In the Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) auction, the work Market Scene sold for HKD 25,880,000.00 (€ 3,160,878.62) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 12,000,000.00. This high result makes Market Scene the most expensive artwork by Rudolf Bonnet that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Rudolf Bonnet
Dieses Kunstwerk von Rudolf Bonnet erzielte im November 2015 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) wurde die Arbeit Market Scene für HKD 25.880.000,00 (€ 3.160.878,62) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 12.000.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Market Scene zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Rudolf Bonnet, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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