Zainul Abedin
Untitled (Santhal Women)
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 187.500 USD
Price realised: 187.500 USD
Description
signed and dated 'Zainul 69' (lower right)
oil on canvas
61 1/8 x 27 in. (155.3 x 68.6 cm.)
Painted in 1969
The Collection of Mohammad Fayyaz | The Collection of Wahab Jaffer, Karachi | Sotheby's London, 8 June 2000, lot 168 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
oil on canvas
61 1/8 x 27 in. (155.3 x 68.6 cm.)
Painted in 1969
The Collection of Mohammad Fayyaz | The Collection of Wahab Jaffer, Karachi | Sotheby's London, 8 June 2000, lot 168 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
A top price for Zainul Abedin
The work Untitled (Santhal Women) by Zainul Abedin was worth USD 187,500.00 (€ 161,331.96) to a buyer in September 2018. This price was achieved in the auction South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 50,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Untitled (Santhal Women) the most expensive artwork by Zainul Abedin that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Zainul Abedin
Die Arbeit Untitled (Santhal Women) von Zainul Abedin war einem Käufer im September 2018 USD 187.500,00 (€ 161.331,96) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 50.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Untitled (Santhal Women) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Zainul Abedin, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Zainul Abedin - Auction history
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