Ali Omar Ermes

The Sharp And Competent

Found at Christies, Dubai
International Modern and Contemporary Art, Lot 102
26. Oct - 26. Oct 2010
Estimate: 65.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 86.500 USD
Ali Omar Ermes (Libyan, b. 1945)
The Sharp And Competent
signed in Arabic and dated '2004' and dated in Arabic (lower right)
acrylic on paper laid down on canvas
59 x 45in. (150 x 115cm.)
Executed in 2003

Upper estimated price slightly exceeded

The work The Sharp And Competent by Ali Omar Ermes was auctioned at Christies in Dubai in October 2010. Here, the upper estimate of USD 80,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 86,500.00 (€ 62,257.09). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Ali Omar Ermes - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Sixth Ode, which sold at auction in March 2014 for USD 195,750.00 (€ 142,084.63).

Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen

Die Arbeit The Sharp And Competent von Ali Omar Ermes kam im Oktober 2010 bei Christies in Dubai zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 80.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 86.500,00 (€ 62.257,09) einen neuen Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Ali Omar Ermes mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Sixth Ode beobachtet, die im März 2014 für USD 195.750,00 (€ 142.084,63) versteigert wurde.

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