Samsul Arifin
Terapung di Laut Asia (Floating in the Asian Ocean)
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art, Lot 1728
30. May - 30. May 2011
Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art, Lot 1728
30. May - 30. May 2011
Estimate: 350.000 - 550.000 HKD
Price realised: 920.000 HKD
Price realised: 920.000 HKD
Description
SAMSUL ARIFIN (Indonesia b. 1979)
Terapung di Laut Asia (Floating in the Asian Ocean)
signed 'Samsul Arifin' (lower right)
acrylic on canvas
59 x 114¼ in. (150 x 290 cm.)
Painted in 2008
Terapung di Laut Asia (Floating in the Asian Ocean)
signed 'Samsul Arifin' (lower right)
acrylic on canvas
59 x 114¼ in. (150 x 290 cm.)
Painted in 2008
A top price for Samsul Arifin
The work Terapung di Laut Asia (Floating in the Asian Ocean) by Samsul Arifin was sold in the Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art auction at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2011. The »bidding war« ended at HKD 920,000.00 (€ 82,298.27), 67% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Terapung di Laut Asia (Floating in the Asian Ocean) the most expensive artwork by Samsul Arifin that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Samsul Arifin
Die Arbeit Terapung di Laut Asia (Floating in the Asian Ocean) von Samsul Arifin wurde im Mai 2011 in der Auktion Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art bei Christies in Hong Kong versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von HKD 920.000,00 (€ 82.298,27) und damit 67% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Terapung di Laut Asia (Floating in the Asian Ocean) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Samsul Arifin, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Samsul Arifin - Auction history
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