Soetopo
Burung Betet (Parrot)
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Asian 20th Century Art (Day Sale), Lot 2179
27. May - 27. May 2012
Asian 20th Century Art (Day Sale), Lot 2179
27. May - 27. May 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
SOETOPO
(Indonesian, B. 1931)
Burung Betet (Parrot)
signed and dated 'Soetopo, 1966' (lower left)
oil on canvas
140 x 100 cm. (55 x 39 in.)
Painted in 1966
(Indonesian, B. 1931)
Burung Betet (Parrot)
signed and dated 'Soetopo, 1966' (lower left)
oil on canvas
140 x 100 cm. (55 x 39 in.)
Painted in 1966
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May 2012 Christies in Hong Kong held the auction Asian 20th Century Art (Day Sale), which included the work Burung Betet (Parrot) by Soetopo. The price achieved of HKD 50,000.00 (€ 5,208.67) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as HKD 40,000.00 – 60,000.00. Other works by Soetopo have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in October 2002 the work Penjual burung I (Bird seller I) was auctioned for HKD 65,725.00 (€ 8,527.42).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai 2012 führte Christies in Hong Kong die Auktion Asian 20th Century Art (Day Sale) durch, in der auch die Arbeit Burung Betet (Parrot) von Soetopo zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von HKD 50.000,00 (€ 5.208,67) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit HKD 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Soetopo konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Oktober 2002 die Arbeit Penjual burung I (Bird seller I) für HKD 65.725,00 (€ 8.527,42) versteigert.