But Mochtar
Two Geishas
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Evening Sale, Lot 1053
8. Jul - 8. Jul 2020
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Evening Sale, Lot 1053
8. Jul - 8. Jul 2020
Estimate: 650.000 - 950.000 HKD
Price realised: 812.500 HKD
Price realised: 812.500 HKD
Description
But Mochtar
1930-1993
TWO GEISHAS
Signed and dated 1972; signed, titled, inscribed and dated 1972 on the reverse
Oil on canvas
100 by 100 cm; 39 1/4 by 39 1/4 in.
Acquired directly from the artist | Private Asian Collection
1930-1993
TWO GEISHAS
Signed and dated 1972; signed, titled, inscribed and dated 1972 on the reverse
Oil on canvas
100 by 100 cm; 39 1/4 by 39 1/4 in.
Acquired directly from the artist | Private Asian Collection
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Two Geishas by But Mochtar was sold in the Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Evening Sale auction at Sothebys in Hong Kong in July 2020. The price achieved of HKD 812,500.00 (€ 89,020.30) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as HKD 650,000.00 – 950,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by But Mochtar - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Patung Elemen Estetik (Study Of Esthetic Principles) , which sold at auction in April 2014 for HKD 3,640,000.00 (€ 338,543.62).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Two Geishas von But Mochtar wurde im Juli 2020 in der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Evening Sale bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von HKD 812.500,00 (€ 89.020,30) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit HKD 650.000,00 – 950.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von But Mochtar mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Patung Elemen Estetik (Study Of Esthetic Principles) beobachtet, die im April 2014 für HKD 3.640.000,00 (€ 338.543,62) versteigert wurde.
But Mochtar - Auction history
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