Lot 218 · Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings
Kontes Para Pemikir (The Contest for the Thinkers)
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- Estimate
- HK$280,000–HK$380,000 hammer ≈ $36,057–$48,934
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Hong Kong · 2 April 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4075374
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Samsul Arifin, Kontes Para Pemikir (The Contest for the Thinkers). Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2012, lot 218. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4075374.
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Samsul Arifin, Kontes Para Pemikir (The Contest for the Thinkers). Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2012, lot 218. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4075374.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings · Apr 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deux Fillettes (Two Girls) | Mai Trung Thu | HK$90,000–HK$120,000 | |
| La Promenade de l' Enfant (The Walk) | Vu Cao Dam | HK$60,000–HK$90,000 | |
| Green Landscape | Srihadi Sudarsono | HK$160,000–HK$220,000 | |
| Sunset Over Bataan | Fernando Cueto Amorsolo | HK$95,000–HK$125,000 | |
| Banana Vendors | Hendra Gunawan | HK$900,000–HK$1,500,000 | |
| Woman with Red Horse | Walasse Ting | HK$35,000–HK$55,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsul Arifin | Lupa Cara Berpikir (Forget How to Think) | $102,870 | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 | |
| Samsul Arifin | Main Coret Begitu Saja (To scribble without thinking) | Sotheby's, Oct 2011 | ||
| Samsul Arifin | Terapung di Laut Asia (Floating in the Asian Ocean) | Christie's, May 2011 | ||
| Samsul Arifin | Tumbangnya Sebuah Pemikiran (The Fallen Thought) | Sotheby's, Oct 2012 | ||
| Vu Cao Dam | Vu Cao Dam 武高談 | Divinité 神逸 | Sotheby's, Mar 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.