Bita Vakili
Dreaming New York
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part II, Lot 204
18. Apr - 18. Apr 2012
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part II, Lot 204
18. Apr - 18. Apr 2012
Estimate: 20.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 45.000 USD
Price realised: 45.000 USD
Description
Bita Vakili (Iranian, b. 1973)
Dreaming New York
signed and dated in Farsi (lower centre)
oil, glitter, resin, metallic paint, staples, bolts, screws, coins, paper clips, fishing string, sequins, glue, sand, paper tissue and ink on canvas
90½ x 78½in. (230 x 199.5cm.)
Executed in 2011
Dreaming New York
signed and dated in Farsi (lower centre)
oil, glitter, resin, metallic paint, staples, bolts, screws, coins, paper clips, fishing string, sequins, glue, sand, paper tissue and ink on canvas
90½ x 78½in. (230 x 199.5cm.)
Executed in 2011
A top price for Bita Vakili
This artwork by Bita Vakili achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Dubai in April 2012. In the Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part II auction, the work Dreaming New York sold for USD 45,000.00 (€ 34,016.18) - well above the upper estimate of USD 25,000.00. This high result makes Dreaming New York the most expensive artwork by Bita Vakili that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Bita Vakili
Dieses Kunstwerk von Bita Vakili erzielte im April 2012 bei Christies in Dubai einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part II wurde die Arbeit Dreaming New York für USD 45.000,00 (€ 34.016,18) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 25.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Dreaming New York zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Bita Vakili, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Bita Vakili - Auction history
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