Ahmed Morsi
Egyptian le Christ (The Christ)
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 28.750 GBP
Price realised: 28.750 GBP
Description
Ahmed Morsi
B. 1930
EGYPTIANLE CHRIST (THE CHRIST)
signed in Arabic on the reverse
oil on board laid on wood in artist's frame
overall: 130 by 66cm.; 51 1/8 by 26in.
Executed in 1957.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 1995
B. 1930
EGYPTIANLE CHRIST (THE CHRIST)
signed in Arabic on the reverse
oil on board laid on wood in artist's frame
overall: 130 by 66cm.; 51 1/8 by 26in.
Executed in 1957.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 1995
Upper estimate price exceeded by 60 %.
The work Egyptian le Christ (The Christ) by Ahmed Morsi was auctioned at Sothebys in London in April 2017. It achieved a price of GBP 28,750.00 (€ 34,141.12), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 60%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Ahmed Morsi; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Egyptianuntitled sold at auction in October 2016 with the realized price of GBP 37,500.00 (€ 41,776.14).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 60 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Egyptian le Christ (The Christ) von Ahmed Morsi kam im April 2017 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 28.750,00 (€ 34.141,12) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 60%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Ahmed Morsi; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Egyptianuntitled im Oktober 2016 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 37.500,00 (€ 41.776,14).
Ahmed Morsi - Auction history
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