Ahmed Askalany
Thinker
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art, Lot 81
19. Apr - 19. Apr 2011
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art, Lot 81
19. Apr - 19. Apr 2011
Estimate: 22.000 - 28.000 USD
Price realised: 116.500 USD
Price realised: 116.500 USD
Description
Ahmed Askalany (Egyptian, B. 1978)
Thinker
incised with the artist's monogram, dated and inscribed '2011 1/1' (on the base)
bronze
Height: 28¾in. (73cm.)
Executed in 2010; this work is unique
Thinker
incised with the artist's monogram, dated and inscribed '2011 1/1' (on the base)
bronze
Height: 28¾in. (73cm.)
Executed in 2010; this work is unique
A top price for Ahmed Al-Askalany
The work Thinker by Ahmed Al-Askalany was worth USD 116,500.00 (€ 78,604.68) to a buyer in April 2011. This price was achieved in the auction Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art at Christies in Dubai and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 28,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Thinker the most expensive artwork by Ahmed Al-Askalany that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ahmed Al-Askalany
Die Arbeit Thinker von Ahmed Al-Askalany war einem Käufer im April 2011 USD 116.500,00 (€ 78.604,68) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art bei Christies in Dubai erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 28.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Thinker zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ahmed Al-Askalany, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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