Rabindranath Tagore
Untitled (Dragon)
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 100.000 GBP
Price realised: 100.000 GBP
Description
signed 'Rabindranath Tagore' (lower right)
watercolour on paper
8 1/8 x 11 5/8 in. (20.7 x 29.5 cm.)
Formerly in the collection of Simon Borret who served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, acquired whilst stationed in India in the mid-1940s | Bonhams, London, July 2009 (private sale) | Acquired from the above by the present owner
watercolour on paper
8 1/8 x 11 5/8 in. (20.7 x 29.5 cm.)
Formerly in the collection of Simon Borret who served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, acquired whilst stationed in India in the mid-1940s | Bonhams, London, July 2009 (private sale) | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 100 %.
This artwork by Rabindranath Tagore achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2018. In the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art auction, the work Untitled (Dragon) sold for GBP 100,000.00 (€ 113,017.04) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 50,000.00. Admittedly, works by Rabindranath Tagore have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Untitled (Couple) in September 2021 with an auction result of USD 637,500.00 (€ 550,660.79).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 100 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Rabindranath Tagore erzielte im Juni 2018 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Untitled (Dragon) für GBP 100.000,00 (€ 113.017,04) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 50.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Rabindranath Tagore auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Untitled (Couple) im September 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 637.500,00 (€ 550.660,79).
Rabindranath Tagore - Auction history
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