Sohan Qadri
Rasping Note
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online, Lot 17
18. Mar - 18. Mar 2021
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online, Lot 17
18. Mar - 18. Mar 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
SOHAN QADRI (1932-2011)
signed and dated 'Quadri 65' (center right); further signed, titled and inscribed 'Sohan Qadri / Title:- "RASPING NOTE" / Artist:- SOHAN QADRI, / CHACOKI, / PHAGWARA, / (Pb.) INDIA' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
44<sup>3</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> x 30 in. (113.7 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted in 1965
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Purchased from the art gallery at the Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi, 1967 | Thence by descent
signed and dated 'Quadri 65' (center right); further signed, titled and inscribed 'Sohan Qadri / Title:- "RASPING NOTE" / Artist:- SOHAN QADRI, / CHACOKI, / PHAGWARA, / (Pb.) INDIA' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
44<sup>3</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> x 30 in. (113.7 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted in 1965
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Purchased from the art gallery at the Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi, 1967 | Thence by descent
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Sohan Qadri achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in March 2021. In the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online auction, the work Rasping Note sold for USD 18,750.00 (€ 15,966.96) - well above the upper estimate of USD 7,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Sohan Qadri - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work without title, which sold at auction in October 2021 for GBP 35,280.00 (€ 41,797.27).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Sohan Qadri erzielte im März 2021 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online wurde die Arbeit Rasping Note für USD 18.750,00 (€ 15.966,96) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 7.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Sohan Qadri mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit ohne Titel beobachtet, die im Oktober 2021 für GBP 35.280,00 (€ 41.797,27) versteigert wurde.
Sohan Qadri - Auction history
