Ahmed Mater
Illumination
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 47.500 USD
Price realised: 47.500 USD
Description
signed in Arabic, signed and dated 'Ahmed Mater 2010' (lower left of each panel)
gold leaf, tea, turquoise pigment, ink and offset x-ray film print on paper, in two parts
each: 60 ¼ x 40 ½in. (153 x 103cm.);
overall: 60 ¼ x 81in. (153 x 206cm.)
Executed in 2010, this work is unique
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.
gold leaf, tea, turquoise pigment, ink and offset x-ray film print on paper, in two parts
each: 60 ¼ x 40 ½in. (153 x 103cm.);
overall: 60 ¼ x 81in. (153 x 206cm.)
Executed in 2010, this work is unique
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Illumination by Ahmed Mater was auctioned at Christies in Dubai in March 2016. It achieved a price of USD 47,500.00 (€ 41,703.25), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 19%. Admittedly, works by Ahmed Mater have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Magnetism (Triptych) in June this year with an auction result of GBP 189,000.00 (€ 219,963.46).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Illumination von Ahmed Mater kam im März 2016 bei Christies in Dubai zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 47.500,00 (€ 41.703,25) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 19%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ahmed Mater auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Magnetism (Triptych) im Juni diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 189.000,00 (€ 219.963,46).
Ahmed Mater - Auction history
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