Somnath Hore
Draupadi and Shakuni
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 118.750 USD
Price realised: 118.750 USD
Description
initialed and dated 'S H 92' (on the reverse)
bronze
15 3/8 x 5 7/8 x 3 ½ in. (39.1 x 14.9 x 8.9 cm.)
Executed in 1992
Acquired directly from the artist | The Seagull Foundation for the Arts, Kolkata | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2005
bronze
15 3/8 x 5 7/8 x 3 ½ in. (39.1 x 14.9 x 8.9 cm.)
Executed in 1992
Acquired directly from the artist | The Seagull Foundation for the Arts, Kolkata | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2005
A top price for Somnath Hore
This artwork by Somnath Hore achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in September 2017. In the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art auction, the work Draupadi and Shakuni sold for USD 118,750.00 (€ 100,524.85) - well above the upper estimate of USD 50,000.00. This high result makes Draupadi and Shakuni the most expensive artwork by Somnath Hore that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Somnath Hore
Dieses Kunstwerk von Somnath Hore erzielte im September 2017 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Draupadi and Shakuni für USD 118.750,00 (€ 100.524,85) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 50.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Draupadi and Shakuni zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Somnath Hore, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Somnath Hore - Auction history
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