Abdul Hadi El-Gazzar
Construction Of The Suez Canal
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art Including Masterpieces from The Pharos Art Collection & From The Maath Alousi Collection, Lot 24
19. Mar - 19. Mar 2014
Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art Including Masterpieces from The Pharos Art Collection & From The Maath Alousi Collection, Lot 24
19. Mar - 19. Mar 2014
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 1.023.750 USD
Price realised: 1.023.750 USD
Description
Abdul Hadi El-Gazzar (Egyptian, 1925-1965)
Construction of the Suez Canal
signed and dated in Arabic, signed and dated 'A. Elgazzar 1965' (lower right)
watercolour, gouache and ink on paper
14 x 27¾ in. (35.5 x 70.5cm.)
Executed in 1965
Construction of the Suez Canal
signed and dated in Arabic, signed and dated 'A. Elgazzar 1965' (lower right)
watercolour, gouache and ink on paper
14 x 27¾ in. (35.5 x 70.5cm.)
Executed in 1965
A top price for Abdul Hadi El-Gazzar
The work Construction Of The Suez Canal by Abdul Hadi El-Gazzar was worth USD 1,023,750.00 (€ 743,086.30) to a buyer in March 2014. This price was achieved in the auction Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art Including Masterpieces from The Pharos Art Collection & From The Maath Alousi Collection at Christies in Dubai and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 150,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Construction Of The Suez Canal the most expensive artwork by Abdul Hadi El-Gazzar that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Abdul Hadi El-Gazzar
Die Arbeit Construction Of The Suez Canal von Abdul Hadi El-Gazzar war einem Käufer im März 2014 USD 1.023.750,00 (€ 743.086,30) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art Including Masterpieces from The Pharos Art Collection & From The Maath Alousi Collection bei Christies in Dubai erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 150.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Construction Of The Suez Canal zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Abdul Hadi El-Gazzar, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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