J. Sultan Ali
Cage Birds
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 21.250 USD
Price realised: 21.250 USD
Description
signed in Hindi and signed and dated 'Sultan Ali 1962' (lower left); further inscribed, titled and signed 'F/2 7/79 Cage BIRDS / 24" x 29 1/2" J SULTAN ALI' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1962
Acquired in India, circa early 1960s
oil on canvas
30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1962
Acquired in India, circa early 1960s
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Cage Birds by J. Sultan Ali was worth USD 21,250.00 (€ 17,988.66) to a buyer in September 2017. This price was achieved in the auction South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 6,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by J. Sultan Ali - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Vanraj-Nandi, which sold at auction in March 2021 for USD 47,880.00 (€ 40,773.23).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Cage Birds von J. Sultan Ali war einem Käufer im September 2017 USD 21.250,00 (€ 17.988,66) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 6.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von J. Sultan Ali mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Vanraj-Nandi beobachtet, die im März 2021 für USD 47.880,00 (€ 40.773,23) versteigert wurde.
J. Sultan Ali - Auction history
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