Vivan Sundaram

Easel Painting

Found at Christies, Mumbai
South Asian Art, Lot 48
19. Dec - 19. Dec 2013
Estimate: 1.500.000 - 2.000.000 INR
Price realised: 3.250.000 INR
VIVAN SUNDARAM (B. 1943)
Easel Painting
titled, dated and signed 'Easel Painting 1989-90 Vivan Sundaram' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
65 5/8 x 87 7/8 in. (166.7 x 223.2 cm.)
Painted in 1989-90

Upper estimate price exceeded by 63 %.

The work Easel Painting by Vivan Sundaram was auctioned at Christies in Mumbai in December 2013. It achieved a price of INR 3,250,000.00 (€ 38,210.32), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 63%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Vivan Sundaram; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Passage sold at auction in March 2006 with the realized price of USD 51,000.00 (€ 42,013.35).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 63 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Easel Painting von Vivan Sundaram kam im Dezember 2013 bei Christies in Mumbai zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von INR 3.250.000,00 (€ 38.210,32) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 63%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Vivan Sundaram; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Passage im März 2006 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 51.000,00 (€ 42.013,35).

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