Samsul Arifin
Kontes Para Pemikir (The Contest For The Thinkers)
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Lot 218
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2012
Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Lot 218
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2012
Estimate: 280.000 - 380.000 HKD
Price realised: 740.000 HKD
Price realised: 740.000 HKD
Description
Samsul Arifin
B. 1979
KONTES PARA PEMIKIR (THE CONTEST FOR THE THINKERS)
Cloth, paint on wood, yarn, in 5 parts
i) 287 by 35 by 34 cm.; 113 by 13 3/4 by 13 1/4 in., ii) 301 by 35 by 34 cm.; 118 1/2 by 13 3/4 by 13 1/4 in., iii) 305 by 35 by 34 cm.; 120 by 13 3/4 by 13 1/4 in., iv) 305 by 35 by 34 cm.; 120 by 13 3/4 by 13 1/4 in., v) 306 by 35 by 34 cm.; 120 1/2 by 13 3/4 by 13 1/4 in. (5)
Executed in 2009
B. 1979
KONTES PARA PEMIKIR (THE CONTEST FOR THE THINKERS)
Cloth, paint on wood, yarn, in 5 parts
i) 287 by 35 by 34 cm.; 113 by 13 3/4 by 13 1/4 in., ii) 301 by 35 by 34 cm.; 118 1/2 by 13 3/4 by 13 1/4 in., iii) 305 by 35 by 34 cm.; 120 by 13 3/4 by 13 1/4 in., iv) 305 by 35 by 34 cm.; 120 by 13 3/4 by 13 1/4 in., v) 306 by 35 by 34 cm.; 120 1/2 by 13 3/4 by 13 1/4 in. (5)
Executed in 2009
Upper estimate price exceeded by 95 %.
This artwork by Samsul Arifin achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Hong Kong in April 2012. In the Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings auction, the work Kontes Para Pemikir (The Contest For The Thinkers) sold for HKD 740,000.00 (€ 72,103.71) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 380,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Samsul Arifin; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Terapung di Laut Asia (Floating in the Asian Ocean) sold at auction in May 2011 with the realized price of HKD 920,000.00 (€ 82,298.27).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 95 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Samsul Arifin erzielte im April 2012 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings wurde die Arbeit Kontes Para Pemikir (The Contest For The Thinkers) für HKD 740.000,00 (€ 72.103,71) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 380.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Samsul Arifin; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Terapung di Laut Asia (Floating in the Asian Ocean) im Mai 2011 mit dem Hammerpreis von HKD 920.000,00 (€ 82.298,27).
Samsul Arifin - Auction history
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