Londra, 10 giugno 2010
Le due vendite del 10 giugno 2010 da Christie’s “South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Sale”, hanno realizzato un totale di 15,056,174 euro con il 91% di aggiudicato per lotti e il 98% per valore. Un risultato che conferma in maniera inderogabile lo sviluppo del mercato dell’arte relativo al continente indiano. Inoltre è stato stabilito un nuovo record mondiale d’asta per un’opera d’arte indiana moderna. Syed Haider Raza (b. 1922),con “Saurashtra”, dipinto nel 1983ha realizzato £2,393,250/ $3,486,965/ €2,893,439, stabilendo così il World Auction Record for any Modern Indian Work of Art e il World Auction Record for the Artist. L’opera, che proveniva da un collezionista francese, è stata acquistata da un Museo privato indiano.
Hugo Weihe, Christie’s International Director of Asian Art and Yamini Mehta, Head of Sale: “This sale represents records of every kind. Showing the depth of enthusiasm and passion to obtain rare objects, the sale of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Including Property from the Estate of Francis Newton Souza realised an overall total of £12.4 million, becoming the most valuable sale of this category in history. The monumental work Saurashtra by Syed Haider Raza set a World Auction Record not only for the artist but for any modern Indian art in history. We are thrilled that this work will return to India as a fitting tribute to the artist and a celebration of art from this region. Elsewhere in the various owner section of the sale, 10 June, a carefully selected array of iconic works by modern and contemporary masters was met with true enthusiasm and depth of bidding throughout. Six new Artist World Auction Record Prices were set, including: Aisha Khalid (lot 236); Sunil Gawde (lot 239); Naiza Khan (lot 244); Imran Qureshi (lot 249) and Soren Pors & Aparna Rao (lot 269). We are honoured that Maqbool Fida Husain attended the auction and pleased that he saw all works by his hand sell successfully. Masterworks by Subodh Gupta, Gaitonde and Tyeb Mehta all roared past their high estimates and cemented this sale as a benchmark for the season, the year and beyond.”
Christie’s London, 10 June 2010
Property from a Private Collection, France
SYED HAIDER RAZA (B. 1922)
Saurashtra
signed and dated ‘RAZA ’83’ (lower right); signed, inscribed, titled and dated ‘RAZA 1983 “SAURASHTRA” 200 x 200 cms.’ (on the reverse); further inscribed, titled and dated ’12 “SAURASHTRA” 1983 200 x 200 cms Collection … PARIS’ (upper overlap, on the reverse); and bearing label ’12 “SAURASHTRA”‘ (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
200 x 200 cm
Painted in 1983
Estimate: £1,300,000 – 1,800,000
Sold: £2,393,250/ $3,486,965/Euro:2,893,439
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR ANY MODERN INDIAN WORK OF ART
(and also World Auction Record for The Artist)
Questa aggiudicazione ha battuto il record precedente:
SH Raza, La Terre
Sold for £1,273,250 (US$2,537,587)
June 30th, 2008, London (PWC Evening)
World Auction Record for the Artist
World Auction Record for any Indian Modern & Contemporary work of art
FN Souza, Birth
Sold for £1,273,250 (US$2,487,931)
June 11th, 2008, London
World Auction Record for the Artist
World Auction Record for any Indian Modern & Contemporary work of art
