Abdulrahim Apabhai Almelkar
Untitled (Village Scene)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art, Lot 15
18. Oct - 18. Oct 2016
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art, Lot 15
18. Oct - 18. Oct 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Abdulrahim Apabhai Almelkar
1920 - 1982
UNTITLED (VILLAGE SCENE)
Signed 'A.A. ALMELKAR.' lower right
Gouache and ink on board
63.3 x 49.1 cm. (24 ⅞ x 19 ⅜ in.)
Dölf Amacker went to India around 1948, shortly after independence and worked there as a young engineer. This work was acquired during his stay, between 1948 and 1961.
1920 - 1982
UNTITLED (VILLAGE SCENE)
Signed 'A.A. ALMELKAR.' lower right
Gouache and ink on board
63.3 x 49.1 cm. (24 ⅞ x 19 ⅜ in.)
Dölf Amacker went to India around 1948, shortly after independence and worked there as a young engineer. This work was acquired during his stay, between 1948 and 1961.
Artwork auctioned at six times the upper estimate price
When the work Untitled (Village Scene) by Abdulrahim Apabhai Almelkar was auctioned at Sothebys in London in October 2016, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 2,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than six times as high at GBP 12,500.00 (€ 13,925.38). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Abdulrahim Apabhai Almelkar; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Udaipur Landscape sold at auction in March 2015 with the realized price of USD 17,500.00 (€ 16,292.71).
Kunstwerk zum Sechsfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Untitled (Village Scene) von Abdulrahim Apabhai Almelkar im Oktober 2016 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 2.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 12.500,00 (€ 13.925,38) mehr als sechsmal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Abdulrahim Apabhai Almelkar; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Udaipur Landscape im März 2015 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 17.500,00 (€ 16.292,71).
Abdulrahim Apabhai Almelkar - Auction history
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