Faeq Hassan
The Water Carriers
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art including Baghdadiyat Part IIIraqi Masterpieces from the Jawdat, Madhloom and Selim Collections, Lot 16
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2021
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art including Baghdadiyat Part IIIraqi Masterpieces from the Jawdat, Madhloom and Selim Collections, Lot 16
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2021
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 52.750 GBP
Price realised: 52.750 GBP
Description
The Water Carriers
oil on canvas, framed
signed "Faeq Hassan" and dated "1957" (lower right) in Arabic, executed in 1957
49.5 x 61.5cm (19 1/2 x 24 3/16in).
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 canvas, framed
signed "Faeq Hassan" and dated "1957" (lower right) in Arabic, executed in 1957
49.5 x 61.5cm (19 1/2 x 24 3/16in).
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
The work The Water Carriers by Faik Hassan was worth GBP 52,750.00 (€ 61,933.46) to a buyer in November 2021. This price was achieved in the auction Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art including Baghdadiyat Part IIIraqi Masterpieces from the Jawdat, Madhloom and Selim Collections at Bonhams in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 15,000.00 many times over. 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
Die Arbeit The Water Carriers von Faik Hassan war einem Käufer im November 2021 GBP 52.750,00 (€ 61.933,46) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art including Baghdadiyat Part IIIraqi Masterpieces from the Jawdat, Madhloom and Selim Collections bei Bonhams in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 15.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. 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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