Saftari
Negeri Yang Rawan (Precarious Country)
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Lot 891
6. Oct - 6. Oct 2008
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Lot 891
6. Oct - 6. Oct 2008
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 HKD
Price realised: 187.500 HKD
Price realised: 187.500 HKD
Description
Saftarib. 1971
B. 1971
NEGERI YANG RAWAN (PRECARIOUS COUNTRY)
signed and dated 2008 lower right; signed, titled Negeri Yang Rawan and dated 2008 on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
200 by 249.5cm.; 78¾ by 98¼in.
B. 1971
NEGERI YANG RAWAN (PRECARIOUS COUNTRY)
signed and dated 2008 lower right; signed, titled Negeri Yang Rawan and dated 2008 on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
200 by 249.5cm.; 78¾ by 98¼in.
A top price for Saftari
This artwork by Saftari achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2008. In the Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings auction, the work Negeri Yang Rawan (Precarious Country) sold for HKD 187,500.00 (€ 19,072.31) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 80,000.00. This high result makes Negeri Yang Rawan (Precarious Country) the most expensive artwork by Saftari that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Saftari
Dieses Kunstwerk von Saftari erzielte im Oktober 2008 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings wurde die Arbeit Negeri Yang Rawan (Precarious Country) für HKD 187.500,00 (€ 19.072,31) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 80.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Negeri Yang Rawan (Precarious Country) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Saftari, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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