Afsoon
The Shah And His Three Queens (From The Fairytale Icons Series)
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part II, Lot 159
24. Oct - 24. Oct 2012
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part II, Lot 159
24. Oct - 24. Oct 2012
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Description
Afsoon (Iranian, B. 1971)
The Shah and his Three Queens (from the Fairytale Icons series)
signed with artist's initial and numbered '6/8 A' (on the reverse of each panel)
printed photocollage on paper; in four parts
each: 16 1/8 x 22 7/8in. (41 x 58cm.);
overall: 64½ x 22 7/8in. (164 x 58cm.)
Executed in 2009, this work is number six from an edition of eight plus two artist's proofs
The Shah and his Three Queens (from the Fairytale Icons series)
signed with artist's initial and numbered '6/8 A' (on the reverse of each panel)
printed photocollage on paper; in four parts
each: 16 1/8 x 22 7/8in. (41 x 58cm.);
overall: 64½ x 22 7/8in. (164 x 58cm.)
Executed in 2009, this work is number six from an edition of eight plus two artist's proofs
Upper estimate price exceeded by 83 %.
This artwork by Afsoon achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Dubai in October 2012. In the Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part II auction, the work The Shah And His Three Queens (From The Fairytale Icons Series) sold for USD 27,500.00 (€ 21,222.41) - well above the upper estimate of USD 15,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Afsoon; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The Shah and His Three Queens (from the Fairytale Icons series) sold at auction in April 2011 with the realized price of USD 37,500.00 (€ 25,301.94).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 83 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Afsoon erzielte im Oktober 2012 bei Christies in Dubai einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part II wurde die Arbeit The Shah And His Three Queens (From The Fairytale Icons Series) für USD 27.500,00 (€ 21.222,41) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Afsoon; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The Shah and His Three Queens (from the Fairytale Icons series) im April 2011 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 37.500,00 (€ 25.301,94).
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