Abdulnasser Gharem
Men At Work (Time Magazine Person Of The Year 2003: The American Soldier)
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 USD
Price realised: 125.000 USD
Price realised: 125.000 USD
Description
Abdulnasser Gharem
B.1973
MEN AT WORK (TIME MAGAZINE PERSON OF THE YEAR 2003: THE AMERICAN SOLDIER)
ink and lacquer paint on rubber stamps and board, in four parts
Overall: 160 by 200cm.; 63 by 78 3/4 in.
Executed in 2011.
Private Collection, London | Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art / Arab and Iranian, October 4, 2011, lot 47 | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
B.1973
MEN AT WORK (TIME MAGAZINE PERSON OF THE YEAR 2003: THE AMERICAN SOLDIER)
ink and lacquer paint on rubber stamps and board, in four parts
Overall: 160 by 200cm.; 63 by 78 3/4 in.
Executed in 2011.
Private Collection, London | Sale: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art / Arab and Iranian, October 4, 2011, lot 47 | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 79 %.
This artwork by Abdulnasser Gharem achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Doha in April 2015. In the Contemporary Art / Doha auction, the work Men At Work (Time Magazine Person Of The Year 2003: The American Soldier) sold for USD 125,000.00 (€ 111,987.10) - well above the upper estimate of USD 70,000.00. Admittedly, works by Abdulnasser Gharem have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Message/Messenger in April 2011 with an auction result of USD 842,500.00 (€ 568,450.17).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 79 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Abdulnasser Gharem erzielte im April 2015 bei Sothebys in Doha einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art / Doha wurde die Arbeit Men At Work (Time Magazine Person Of The Year 2003: The American Soldier) für USD 125.000,00 (€ 111.987,10) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 70.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Abdulnasser Gharem auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Message/Messenger im April 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 842.500,00 (€ 568.450,17).
Abdulnasser Gharem - Auction history
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