Dia Al-Azzawi
Homage to Al-Shabbi
Estimate: 35.000 - 45.000 USD
Price realised: 72.000 USD
Price realised: 72.000 USD
Description
DIA AL-AZZAWI (IRAQ, B. 1939)
Homage to Al-Shabbi
signed and dated 'Azzawi '90'and signed again Arabic (lower right); inscribed 'Homage to Al-Shabbi Azzawi 1990' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
61 x 37½in. (155 x 95cm.)
Painted in 1990
Homage to Al-Shabbi
signed and dated 'Azzawi '90'and signed again Arabic (lower right); inscribed 'Homage to Al-Shabbi Azzawi 1990' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
61 x 37½in. (155 x 95cm.)
Painted in 1990
Upper estimate price exceeded by 60 %.
In February 2007 Christies in Dubai held the auction International Modern and Contemporary Art, which included the work Homage to Al-Shabbi by Dia Al-Azzawi. The »bidding war« ended at USD 72,000.00 (€ 54,421.77), 60% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Dia Al-Azzawi - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Arsak Mowt (Your Wedding is Death), which sold at auction in October 2016 for USD 235,500.00 (€ 214,833.06).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 60 % übertroffen
Im Februar 2007 führte Christies in Dubai die Auktion International Modern and Contemporary Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Homage to Al-Shabbi von Dia Al-Azzawi zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 72.000,00 (€ 54.421,77) und damit 60% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Dia Al-Azzawi mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Arsak Mowt (Your Wedding is Death) beobachtet, die im Oktober 2016 für USD 235.500,00 (€ 214.833,06) versteigert wurde.
Dia Al-Azzawi - Auction history
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