Faeq Hassan
The Sheikhs
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art including Baghdadiyat Part IIIraqi Masterpieces from the Jawdat, Madhloom and Selim Collections, Lot 26
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2021
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art including Baghdadiyat Part IIIraqi Masterpieces from the Jawdat, Madhloom and Selim Collections, Lot 26
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2021
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 65.250 GBP
Price realised: 65.250 GBP
Description
The Sheikhs
oil on board, famed
signed "Faik" and date "1950" (lower right), executed in 1950
45.5 x 47cm (17 15/16 x 18 1/2in).
Property from the collection of the renowned architects Nizar Jawdat (1920-2017) and Ellen Jawdat (1921-2020), acquired directly from the artist, | thence by descent to the present owners,
oil on board, famed
signed "Faik" and date "1950" (lower right), executed in 1950
45.5 x 47cm (17 15/16 x 18 1/2in).
Property from the collection of the renowned architects Nizar Jawdat (1920-2017) and Ellen Jawdat (1921-2020), acquired directly from the artist, | thence by descent to the present owners,
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work The Sheikhs by Faik Hassan was auctioned at Bonhams in London in November 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 18,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 65,250.00 (€ 76,609.64). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Faik Hassan - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Baghdadiyat, which sold at auction in May this year for GBP 190,900.00 (€ 222,113.42).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit The Sheikhs von Faik Hassan im November 2021 bei Bonhams in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 18.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 65.250,00 (€ 76.609,64) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Faik Hassan mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Baghdadiyat beobachtet, die im Mai diesen Jahres für GBP 190.900,00 (€ 222.113,42) versteigert wurde.
Faik Hassan - Auction history
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