Adel El-Siwi
The Five Nomadic Kings
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish ArtPart I, Lot 38
25. Oct - 25. Oct 2011
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish ArtPart I, Lot 38
25. Oct - 25. Oct 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Adel El-Siwi (Egyptian, b. 1952)
The Five Nomadic Kings
signed and dated 'SIWI 2007' and signed again in Arabic (lower right of the first and third panels, lower left of the second and fifth panels and lower centre of the fourth panel); signed again, titled in Arabic and dated '2007' (on the reverse of each panel)
oil, watercolour, gold paint, crayon and glue on panel; pentaptych
each: 74¾ x 33¼in. (190 x 84.5cm.)
overall: 74¾ x 169¼in. (190 x 430cm.)
Executed in 2007 (5)
The Five Nomadic Kings
signed and dated 'SIWI 2007' and signed again in Arabic (lower right of the first and third panels, lower left of the second and fifth panels and lower centre of the fourth panel); signed again, titled in Arabic and dated '2007' (on the reverse of each panel)
oil, watercolour, gold paint, crayon and glue on panel; pentaptych
each: 74¾ x 33¼in. (190 x 84.5cm.)
overall: 74¾ x 169¼in. (190 x 430cm.)
Executed in 2007 (5)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Five Nomadic Kings by Adel El Siwi was auctioned at Christies in Dubai in October 2011. It changed hands for a price of USD 86,500.00 (€ 62,020.51) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 70,000.00 – 90,000.00. Other works by Adel El Siwi have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in April 2012 the work The Red & The Blue was auctioned for USD 158,500.00 (€ 119,812.53).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Five Nomadic Kings von Adel El Siwi kam im Oktober 2011 bei Christies in Dubai zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 86.500,00 (€ 62.020,51) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 70.000,00 – 90.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Adel El Siwi konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im April 2012 die Arbeit The Red & The Blue für USD 158.500,00 (€ 119.812,53) versteigert.
Adel El Siwi - Auction history
