Lot 249 · Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings
Lupa Cara Berpikir (Forget How to Think)
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- Estimate
- HK$260,000–HK$360,000 hammer ≈ $33,433–$46,291
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Hong Kong · 4 April 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3993981
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Samsul Arifin, Lupa Cara Berpikir (Forget How to Think). Sotheby's, 4 Apr 2011, lot 249. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3993981.
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Samsul Arifin, Lupa Cara Berpikir (Forget How to Think). Sotheby's, 4 Apr 2011, lot 249. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3993981.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings · Apr 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeune Fille Hmong (A Young Hmong Girl) | Mai Trung Thu | HK$240,000–HK$280,000 | |
| Guitaaaar | Rudi Mantofani | HK$150,000–HK$200,000 | |
| Horizontal Disparity | Nona Garcia | HK$100,000–HK$180,000 | |
| Dans le Jardin (In the Garden) | Le Pho | HK$90,000–HK$120,000 | |
| La Madrileña (The Lady From Madrid) | Romualdo Frederico Locatelli | HK$400,000–HK$600,000 | |
| 07104R | Yusra Martunus | HK$100,000–HK$180,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsul Arifin | Kontes Para Pemikir (The Contest for the Thinkers) | $95,293 | Sotheby's, Apr 2012 | |
| Samsul Arifin | Terapung di Laut Asia (Floating in the Asian Ocean) | Christie's, May 2011 | ||
| Samsul Arifin | Main Coret Begitu Saja (To scribble without thinking) | Sotheby's, Oct 2011 | ||
| Samsul Arifin | Tumbangnya Sebuah Pemikiran (The Fallen Thought) | Sotheby's, Oct 2012 | ||
| Vu Cao Dam | Vu Cao Dam 武高談 | Maternité 母與子 | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Samsul Arifin | The Tree of Life | Christie's, May 2011 | ||
| Samsul Arifin | The Thinker # 01 | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Samsul Arifin | berdiri diatas pembenaran (standing on justification) | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 |
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.