Faeq Hassan
Desert Heat
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art including Baghdadiyat Part IIIThe Finale, Lot 19
23. Nov - 23. Nov 2022
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art including Baghdadiyat Part IIIThe Finale, Lot 19
23. Nov - 23. Nov 2022
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 40.620 GBP
Price realised: 40.620 GBP
Description
Faeq Hassan (Iraq, 1914-1992)
Desert Heat
oil on canvas, framed
signed "Faik H" (lower left), inscribed "Faik Hassan, Kufa Gallery, 197, Dr Makiya P.C", executed circa 1950s
64 x 48cm (25 3/16 x 18 7/8in).
Property from the collection of the renowned Iraqi architect Mohammed Saleh Makiya (1914-2015) | Thence by descent to the present owner
Desert Heat
oil on canvas, framed
signed "Faik H" (lower left), inscribed "Faik Hassan, Kufa Gallery, 197, Dr Makiya P.C", executed circa 1950s
64 x 48cm (25 3/16 x 18 7/8in).
Property from the collection of the renowned Iraqi architect Mohammed Saleh Makiya (1914-2015) | Thence by descent to the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 35 %.
The work Desert Heat by Faik Hassan was sold in the Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art including Baghdadiyat Part IIIThe Finale auction at Bonhams in London in November last year. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 40,620.00 (€ 47,069.31), 35% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Faik Hassan have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Baghdadiyat in May this year with an auction result of GBP 190,900.00 (€ 222,113.42).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 35 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Desert Heat von Faik Hassan wurde im November letzten Jahres in der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art including Baghdadiyat Part IIIThe Finale bei Bonhams in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 40.620,00 (€ 47.069,31) und damit 35% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Faik Hassan auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Baghdadiyat im Mai diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 190.900,00 (€ 222.113,42).
Faik Hassan - Auction history
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