Ardash Kakafian
Untitled
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art, Lot 72
21. Oct - 21. Oct 2014
Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art, Lot 72
21. Oct - 21. Oct 2014
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Description
Ardash Kakafian (Iraqi, 1941-1999)
Untitled
signed and dated 'ARDASH.71' (lower right)
ink and acrylic on canvas
31 x 31in. (78.7 x 78.7cm.)
Painted in 1971
Untitled
signed and dated 'ARDASH.71' (lower right)
ink and acrylic on canvas
31 x 31in. (78.7 x 78.7cm.)
Painted in 1971
A top price for Ardash Kakafian
This artwork by Ardash Kakafian achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Dubai in October 2014. In the Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art auction, the work without title sold for USD 27,500.00 (€ 21,947.33) - well above the upper estimate of USD 12,000.00. This high result makes the work without title the most expensive artwork by Ardash Kakafian that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ardash Kakafian
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ardash Kakafian erzielte im Oktober 2014 bei Christies in Dubai einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art wurde diese Arbeit ohne Titel für USD 27.500,00 (€ 21.947,33) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 12.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht das Werk ohne Titel zum teuersten Kunstwerk von Ardash Kakafian, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Ardash Kakafian - Auction history
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