Afsoon
The Shah and His Three Queens (from the Fairytale Icons series)
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art, Lot 73
19. Apr - 19. Apr 2011
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art, Lot 73
19. Apr - 19. Apr 2011
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Description
Afsoon (Iranian, B. 1961)
The Shah and His Three Queens (from the Fairytale Icons series)
printed paper collage on paper
each: 23 x 16½in. (58.5 x 42cm.)
overall: 69 x 16½in. (234 x 42cm.)
Executed in 2009; this work comes from an edition of eight plus two artist's proofs (4)
The Shah and His Three Queens (from the Fairytale Icons series)
printed paper collage on paper
each: 23 x 16½in. (58.5 x 42cm.)
overall: 69 x 16½in. (234 x 42cm.)
Executed in 2009; this work comes from an edition of eight plus two artist's proofs (4)
A top price for Afsoon
This artwork by Afsoon achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Dubai in April 2011. In the Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art auction, the work The Shah and His Three Queens (from the Fairytale Icons series) sold for USD 37,500.00 (€ 25,301.94) - well above the upper estimate of USD 20,000.00. This high result makes The Shah and His Three Queens (from the Fairytale Icons series) the most expensive artwork by Afsoon that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Afsoon
Dieses Kunstwerk von Afsoon erzielte im April 2011 bei Christies in Dubai einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art wurde die Arbeit The Shah and His Three Queens (from the Fairytale Icons series) für USD 37.500,00 (€ 25.301,94) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 20.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Shah and His Three Queens (from the Fairytale Icons series) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Afsoon, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Afsoon - Auction history
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