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Hema Upadhyay
Untitled
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale), Lot 597
25. May - 25. May 2008
Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale), Lot 597
25. May - 25. May 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
HEMA UPADHYAY
(Born in 1972)
Untitled
acrylic, gouache, dry pastel, graphite, and photographs on paper (triptych)
177.8 x 110.4 cm. (70¾ x 43½ in.) x 3 pieces
Executed in 2007
(Born in 1972)
Untitled
acrylic, gouache, dry pastel, graphite, and photographs on paper (triptych)
177.8 x 110.4 cm. (70¾ x 43½ in.) x 3 pieces
Executed in 2007
A top price for Hema Upadhyay
This artwork by Hema Upadhyay achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Hong Kong in May 2008. In the Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale) auction, the work without title sold for HKD 1,027,500.00 (€ 84,590.46) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 500,000.00. This high result makes the work without title the most expensive artwork by Hema Upadhyay that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Hema Upadhyay
Dieses Kunstwerk von Hema Upadhyay erzielte im Mai 2008 bei Christies in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale) wurde diese Arbeit ohne Titel für HKD 1.027.500,00 (€ 84.590,46) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 500.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht das Werk ohne Titel zum teuersten Kunstwerk von Hema Upadhyay, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.