Ahmed Moustafa
Interior in the Exterior
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 GBP
Price realised: 72.500 GBP
Price realised: 72.500 GBP
Description
signed in Arabic and dated in Hijri calendar '1418'; inscribed and dated ‘Variant 1997' (along the left edge)
oil and watercolour on paper
27 ¾ x 47 7/8 in. (70.5 x 121.5cm.)
Executed in 1997
Private collection, UK. | Private collector. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
oil and watercolour on paper
27 ¾ x 47 7/8 in. (70.5 x 121.5cm.)
Executed in 1997
Private collection, UK. | Private collector. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Interior in the Exterior by Ahmed Moustafa was sold in the Middle Eastern, Modern and Contemporary Art auction at Christies in London in October 2019. It achieved a price of GBP 72,500.00 (€ 84,094.80), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 21%. Admittedly, works by Ahmed Moustafa have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Night Journey And Ascension in December 2010 with an auction result of USD 842,500.00 (€ 634,938.58).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Interior in the Exterior von Ahmed Moustafa wurde im Oktober 2019 in der Auktion Middle Eastern, Modern and Contemporary Art bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 72.500,00 (€ 84.094,80) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 21%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ahmed Moustafa auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Night Journey And Ascension im Dezember 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 842.500,00 (€ 634.938,58).
Ahmed Moustafa - Auction history
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