Badri Narayan
Untitled (Man And Moon)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York (Online Auction)
Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Online, Lot 1821
16. Sep - 16. Sep 2019
Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Online, Lot 1821
16. Sep - 16. Sep 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
BADRI NARAYAN
1929 – 2013
UNTITLED (MAN AND MOON)
Oil on canvas. Signed 'BADRI NARAYAN' and bearing Aicon Gallery label on reverse
17 x 32 in. (43.3 x 81.1 cm.)
Framed: 18 ¼ x 33 ⅛ in. (46.4 x 84.1 cm.)
Chester & Davida Herwitz Collection, Massachusetts | Acquired from the above by Aicon Contemporary in 2002 | Chester Herwitz was a designer and manufacturer of handbags from Massachusetts who first went to India in 1961 and then continued to visit the country almost yearly. He would sometimes remain there for months with his wife, Davida. Together, they started to collect art locally and went on to become one of the biggest patrons of Indian cont
1929 – 2013
UNTITLED (MAN AND MOON)
Oil on canvas. Signed 'BADRI NARAYAN' and bearing Aicon Gallery label on reverse
17 x 32 in. (43.3 x 81.1 cm.)
Framed: 18 ¼ x 33 ⅛ in. (46.4 x 84.1 cm.)
Chester & Davida Herwitz Collection, Massachusetts | Acquired from the above by Aicon Contemporary in 2002 | Chester Herwitz was a designer and manufacturer of handbags from Massachusetts who first went to India in 1961 and then continued to visit the country almost yearly. He would sometimes remain there for months with his wife, Davida. Together, they started to collect art locally and went on to become one of the biggest patrons of Indian cont
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Untitled (Man And Moon) by Badri Narayan was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in September 2019. It changed hands for a price of USD 7,500.00 (€ 6,877.58) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 6,000.00 – 8,000.00. Admittedly, works by Badri Narayan have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work without title in September 2008 with an auction result of USD 74,500.00 (€ 52,908.17).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Untitled (Man And Moon) von Badri Narayan kam im September 2019 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 7.500,00 (€ 6.877,58) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 6.000,00 – 8.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Badri Narayan auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit ohne Titel im September 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 74.500,00 (€ 52.908,17).
Badri Narayan - Auction history
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