Lot 913 · Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings
Heimkehrende Javaner (Javanese Returning Home)
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- Estimate
- HK$5,500,000–HK$7,500,000 hammer ≈ $708,059–$965,535
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Hong Kong · 6 October 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3791143
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Walter Spies, Heimkehrende Javaner (Javanese Returning Home). Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2008, lot 913. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3791143.
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Walter Spies, Heimkehrende Javaner (Javanese Returning Home). Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2008, lot 913. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3791143.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings · Oct 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Street Corner | Tran Luu Hau | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| Kekuatan Di Ketinggian (Power In Height) | Rudi Mantofani | HK$150,000–HK$250,000 | |
| Divinité (Divinity) | Vu Cao Dam | HK$120,000–HK$180,000 | |
| Harvesting | Fernando Cueto Amorsolo | HK$400,000–HK$500,000 | |
| Red Cat | Bui Xuan Phai | HK$40,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Lady | Nguyen Trung | HK$150,000–HK$200,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Spies | Waringin Mit Zwei Jungen Baliern (Banyan with Two Young Bali | $1,238,809 | Sotheby's, Apr 2012 | |
| Walter Spies | Walter Spies 沃爾特·史畢斯 | Die schlittschuhläufer (the ice skate | Sotheby's, Jan 2026 | ||
| Walter Spies | Blick von der Höhe (A view from above) | Christie's, Sep 2001 | ||
| Le Pho | Nue (Nude) | Christie's, May 2019 | ||
| Walter Spies | Buyansee | Sotheby's, Apr 2008 | ||
| Le Pho | La Toilette de l'Enfant (Child Bathing) | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Walter Spies | Walter Spies 沃爾特·史畢斯 | Tierfabel (Animal fable) 動物寓言 | Sotheby's, Aug 2022 | ||
| Walter Spies | Sekaten 1926 | Sotheby's, Oct 2012 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.