Ahmed Alsoudani
Baghdad I
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 37
14. Oct - 14. Oct 2011
Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 37
14. Oct - 14. Oct 2011
Estimate: 250.000 - 350.000 GBP
Price realised: 713.250 GBP
Price realised: 713.250 GBP
Description
Ahmed Alsoudani (b. 1975)
Baghdad I
each: signed, signed in Arabic and dated twice 'Soudani 08' (on the reverse)
acrylic and charcoal gesso on canvas, in two parts
each: 82 7/8 x 72in. (210.5 x 182.9cm.)
overall: 82 7/8 x 144in. (210.5 x 365.8cm.)
Executed in 2008
Baghdad I
each: signed, signed in Arabic and dated twice 'Soudani 08' (on the reverse)
acrylic and charcoal gesso on canvas, in two parts
each: 82 7/8 x 72in. (210.5 x 182.9cm.)
overall: 82 7/8 x 144in. (210.5 x 365.8cm.)
Executed in 2008
A top price for Ahmed Alsoudani
This artwork by Ahmed Alsoudani achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in October 2011. In the Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction auction, the work Baghdad I sold for GBP 713,250.00 (€ 825,451.23) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 350,000.00. This high result makes Baghdad I the most expensive artwork by Ahmed Alsoudani that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ahmed Alsoudani
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ahmed Alsoudani erzielte im Oktober 2011 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction wurde die Arbeit Baghdad I für GBP 713.250,00 (€ 825.451,23) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 350.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Baghdad I zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ahmed Alsoudani, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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