Ahmed Mater
Saudi artificial Light (From The Desert Of Pharan Series)
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 65.000 USD
Price realised: 65.000 USD
Description
Ahmed Mater
B.1979
SAUDIARTIFICIAL LIGHT (FROM THE DESERT OF PHARAN SERIES)
C-print mounted on aluminium
245 by 326.5cm.; 96 1/2 by 127 7/8 in.
Executed in 2012, this work is number 2 from an edition of 3.
Athr Gallery, Jeddah | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2013
B.1979
SAUDIARTIFICIAL LIGHT (FROM THE DESERT OF PHARAN SERIES)
C-print mounted on aluminium
245 by 326.5cm.; 96 1/2 by 127 7/8 in.
Executed in 2012, this work is number 2 from an edition of 3.
Athr Gallery, Jeddah | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2013
Upper estimate price exceeded by 63 %.
The work Saudi artificial Light (From The Desert Of Pharan Series) by Ahmed Mater was sold in the Boundless: Dubai auction at Sothebys in Dubai in November 2017. It achieved a price of USD 65,000.00 (€ 54,631.03), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 63%. 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 um 63 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Saudi artificial Light (From The Desert Of Pharan Series) von Ahmed Mater wurde im November 2017 in der Auktion Boundless: Dubai bei Sothebys in Dubai versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 65.000,00 (€ 54.631,03) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 63%. 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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