Ronald Ventura
Super Than Superman
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Evening Sale, Lot 1069
5. Oct - 5. Oct 2019
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Evening Sale, Lot 1069
5. Oct - 5. Oct 2019
Estimate: 2.000.000 - 3.000.000 HKD
Price realised: 5.215.000 HKD
Price realised: 5.215.000 HKD
Description
Ronald Ventura
B. 1973
SUPER THAN SUPERMAN
Signed and dated 2018
Oil on canvas
122 by 152.5 cm; 48 by 60 in.
B. 1973
SUPER THAN SUPERMAN
Signed and dated 2018
Oil on canvas
122 by 152.5 cm; 48 by 60 in.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 74 %.
The work Super Than Superman by Ronald Ventura was sold in the Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Evening Sale auction at Sothebys in Hong Kong in October 2019. The »bidding war« ended at HKD 5,215,000.00 (€ 596,066.79), 74% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Ronald Ventura - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Party Animal, which sold at auction in May 2021 for HKD 19,450,000.00 (€ 2,056,015.25).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 74 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Super Than Superman von Ronald Ventura wurde im Oktober 2019 in der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Evening Sale bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von HKD 5.215.000,00 (€ 596.066,79) und damit 74% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Ronald Ventura mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Party Animal beobachtet, die im Mai 2021 für HKD 19.450.000,00 (€ 2.056.015,25) versteigert wurde.
Ronald Ventura - Auction history
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