Londra, 11 giugno 2008
La vendita londinese da Christie’s di South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art ha totalizzato un incasso record di 5.432.050 sterline pari a 6.844.383 euro. Questo risultato riflette la continua ascesa della domanda per questo importante categoria del mercato. Ad acquistare non soltanto collezionisti e investitori asiatici ma anche europei e americani.
12 NEW WORLD AUCTION RECORDS:
Lot 28
Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002), Birth, 1955
Estimate: £600,000-800,000
Sold: £1,273,250
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR ANY INDIAN MODERN +
CONTEMPORARY WORK OF ART
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
Lot 15
Subodh Gupta (b. 1964), Untitled, 2007
Estimate: £300,000 – 500,000
Sold: £601,250
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR A SCULPTURE BY THE ARTIST
Lot 42
Tyeb Mehta (B. 1925), Untitled (Figure on Rickshaw), 1984
Estimate: £300,000-500,000
Sold: £982,050
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
Lot 59
Ashim Purkayastha (B. 1967), Attached Wings, 2004
Estimate: £40,000-60,000
Sold: £109,250
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
Lot 63
Justin Ponmany (b. 1974), Staple agony – II (Plastic Memory), 2006
Estimate: £30,000-50,000
Sold: £109,250
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
Lot 95
Nataraj Sharma (b. 1958), The Aegean, 2007
Estimate: £30,000-40,000
Sold: £37,250
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
Lot 109
Navjot Altaf (B. 1949), December 15th – 2000, 2008
Estimate: £18,000-20,000
Sold: £22,500
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
Lot 105
HG Arunkumar (b. 1968), Toys: Airplane – Car – Sprung Ball
Estimate: £15,000-20,000
Sold: £18,750
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
Lot 107
Dhruvi Acharya (B. 1971), Metamorph II (I); Metamorph II (II); Metamorph II (III), 2008
Estimate: £3,000-4,000
Sold: £8,750
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
Lot 55
Anwar Saeed (b. 1955), Tender Burdens – I, 2003
Estimate: £2,000-3,000
Sold: £5,250
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
Lot 22
Amjad Ali Talpur (b. 1979), Untitled, 2007
Estimate: £1,500 -2,000
Sold: £4,000
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
Lot 54
Mudasssar Manzoor (b. 1979) ,Untitled, 2007
Estimate: £2,000-3,000
Sold: £ 4,750
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
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