Rabindranath Tagore
Untitled (Self Portrait); Also Illustrated On Reverse
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 212.500 USD
Price realised: 212.500 USD
Description
Rabindranath Tagore(1861 - 1941)
UNTITLED (SELF PORTRAIT); ALSO ILLUSTRATED ON REVERSE
Signed, dated and inscribed 'To Anil / Rabindranath / Lahore / 26 /3 / 36' in Bengali lower right
Pencil on paper
9¼ by 6¾ in. (23.4 by 17.1 cm.)
Executed in 1936
Gifted by the artist to Mr. Anil Kumar Chanda and Mrs. Ranee Chanda | Thence by descent
UNTITLED (SELF PORTRAIT); ALSO ILLUSTRATED ON REVERSE
Signed, dated and inscribed 'To Anil / Rabindranath / Lahore / 26 /3 / 36' in Bengali lower right
Pencil on paper
9¼ by 6¾ in. (23.4 by 17.1 cm.)
Executed in 1936
Gifted by the artist to Mr. Anil Kumar Chanda and Mrs. Ranee Chanda | Thence by descent
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
When the work Untitled (Self Portrait); Also Illustrated On Reverse by Rabindranath Tagore was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2015, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 40,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at USD 212,500.00 (€ 197,840.05). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Rabindranath Tagore - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Untitled (Couple), which sold at auction in September 2021 for USD 637,500.00 (€ 550,660.79).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Untitled (Self Portrait); Also Illustrated On Reverse von Rabindranath Tagore im März 2015 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 40.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 212.500,00 (€ 197.840,05) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Rabindranath Tagore mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Untitled (Couple) beobachtet, die im September 2021 für USD 637.500,00 (€ 550.660,79) versteigert wurde.
Rabindranath Tagore - Auction history
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