Ahmed Moustafa
Orbits of Praise
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
International Modern & Contemporary Art at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai, Lot 28
24. May - 24. May 2006
International Modern & Contemporary Art at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai, Lot 28
24. May - 24. May 2006
Estimate: 100.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 240.000 USD
Price realised: 240.000 USD
Description
AHMED MOUSTAFA (EGYPT, B. 1943)
Orbits of Praise
signed and dated 'Moustafa 2002' and signed again in Arabic and dated in Hijri calendar '1423' (along the left edge)
oil and watercolour on handmade paper
76 3/8 x 62¼in. (194 x 158cm.)
Painted in 2002
Orbits of Praise
signed and dated 'Moustafa 2002' and signed again in Arabic and dated in Hijri calendar '1423' (along the left edge)
oil and watercolour on handmade paper
76 3/8 x 62¼in. (194 x 158cm.)
Painted in 2002
Upper estimate price exceeded by 100 %.
This artwork by Ahmed Moustafa achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Dubai in May 2006. In the International Modern & Contemporary Art at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai auction, the work Orbits of Praise sold for USD 240,000.00 (€ 187,017.84) - well above the upper estimate of USD 120,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Ahmed Moustafa - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Night Journey And Ascension, which sold at auction in December 2010 for USD 842,500.00 (€ 634,938.58).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 100 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ahmed Moustafa erzielte im Mai 2006 bei Christies in Dubai einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion International Modern & Contemporary Art at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai wurde die Arbeit Orbits of Praise für USD 240.000,00 (€ 187.017,84) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 120.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Ahmed Moustafa mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Night Journey And Ascension beobachtet, die im Dezember 2010 für USD 842.500,00 (€ 634.938,58) versteigert wurde.
Ahmed Moustafa - Auction history
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