Sohan Qadri
Untitled
Estimate: 7.000 - 9.000 USD
Price realised: 25.200 USD
Price realised: 25.200 USD
Description
Property from the Estate of Nicholas Jay Demerath, III
Sohan Qadri
1932 - 2011
Untitled
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 'Qadri / 65' right of center. Further signed and inscribed '47" x 35" / SOHAN QADRI / CHACHOKI / PHAGWARA (PJ)' on reverse
35 ½ x 47 ¼ in. (90.1 x 120 cm.)
Painted in 1965
Acquired in India by Dr. Nicholas J. Demerath, II | Thence by descent | Dr. Nicholas J. Demerath, II (1913 – 1986), a renowned sociologist, received his PhD from Harvard in sociology and was Chair of Sociology at the Washington University in the 1950's-1960's. His areas of specialization were community planning, government and university administration, economic change, and public policy, with an emphasis on agriculture, housing, health, and family planning. Between 1965 – 80, he traveled to
Sohan Qadri
1932 - 2011
Untitled
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 'Qadri / 65' right of center. Further signed and inscribed '47" x 35" / SOHAN QADRI / CHACHOKI / PHAGWARA (PJ)' on reverse
35 ½ x 47 ¼ in. (90.1 x 120 cm.)
Painted in 1965
Acquired in India by Dr. Nicholas J. Demerath, II | Thence by descent | Dr. Nicholas J. Demerath, II (1913 – 1986), a renowned sociologist, received his PhD from Harvard in sociology and was Chair of Sociology at the Washington University in the 1950's-1960's. His areas of specialization were community planning, government and university administration, economic change, and public policy, with an emphasis on agriculture, housing, health, and family planning. Between 1965 – 80, he traveled to
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Sohan Qadri achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in March last year. In the Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art auction, the work without title sold for USD 25,200.00 (€ 22,717.03) - well above the upper estimate of USD 9,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Sohan Qadri; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot without title sold at auction in October 2021 with the realized price of GBP 35,280.00 (€ 41,797.27).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Sohan Qadri erzielte im März letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art wurde diese Arbeit ohne Titel für USD 25.200,00 (€ 22.717,03) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 9.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Sohan Qadri; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit ohne Titel im Oktober 2021 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 35.280,00 (€ 41.797,27).
Sohan Qadri - Auction history
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