Ahmed Mater

From the Real to the Symbolic City (Desert of Pharan series)

Found at Christies, Paris
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Lot 49
9. Nov - 9. Nov 2023
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 GBP
Price realised: 75.600 GBP
AHMED MATER (B. 1979, TABUK)
From the Real to the Symbolic City (Desert of Pharan series)
fine art latex print on matte 200gm unbleached printing paper
image: 107 x 88 ½in. (271.8 x 224.8cm.)
framed: 118 x 98 ½in. (300 x 250.2cm.)
Executed in 2012, this work is number two from an edition of three plus one artist's proof

Upper estimate price exceeded by 26 %.

The work From the Real to the Symbolic City (Desert of Pharan series) by Ahmed Mater was sold in the Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art auction at Christies in Paris in November this year. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 75,600.00 (€ 87,603.96), 26% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Ahmed Mater - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Magnetism (Triptych), which sold at auction in June this year for GBP 189,000.00 (€ 219,963.46).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 26 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit From the Real to the Symbolic City (Desert of Pharan series) von Ahmed Mater wurde im November diesen Jahres in der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art bei Christies in Paris versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 75.600,00 (€ 87.603,96) und damit 26% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Ahmed Mater mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Magnetism (Triptych) beobachtet, die im Juni diesen Jahres für GBP 189.000,00 (€ 219.963,46) versteigert wurde.

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