Arturo Luz
Candle Vendors
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Asian 20th Century Art (Day Sale), Lot 150
24. Nov - 24. Nov 2013
Asian 20th Century Art (Day Sale), Lot 150
24. Nov - 24. Nov 2013
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Arturo Luz
(Filipino, B. 1926)
Candle Vendors
signed 'arturo' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
77 x 123 cm. (30 3/8 x 48 3/8 in.)
Painted in 1952-1954
(Filipino, B. 1926)
Candle Vendors
signed 'arturo' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
77 x 123 cm. (30 3/8 x 48 3/8 in.)
Painted in 1952-1954
A top price for Arturo Luz
This artwork by Arturo Luz achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in November 2013. In the Asian 20th Century Art (Day Sale) auction, the work Candle Vendors sold for HKD 2,920,000.00 (€ 276,848.45) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 1,400,000.00. This high result makes Candle Vendors the most expensive artwork by Arturo Luz that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Arturo Luz
Dieses Kunstwerk von Arturo Luz erzielte im November 2013 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Asian 20th Century Art (Day Sale) wurde die Arbeit Candle Vendors für HKD 2.920.000,00 (€ 276.848,45) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 1.400.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Candle Vendors zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Arturo Luz, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Arturo Luz - Auction history
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