Faraj Abbo Al Numan
Galala Village
Estimate: 3.000 - 4.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.250 GBP
Price realised: 3.250 GBP
Description
FARAJ ABBO AL NUMAN
1921 - 1984
Iraqi
GALALA VILLAGE
signed indistinctly and dated 1960 in Arabic; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
oil on canvas mounted on board
65.6 by 81cm.; 25¾ by 32in.
Private Collection, Belgium (acquired by the present owner circa 2013)
1921 - 1984
Iraqi
GALALA VILLAGE
signed indistinctly and dated 1960 in Arabic; signed, titled and dated on the reverse
oil on canvas mounted on board
65.6 by 81cm.; 25¾ by 32in.
Private Collection, Belgium (acquired by the present owner circa 2013)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In October 2019 Sothebys in London held the auction 20th Century Art / Middle East, which included the work Galala Village by Faraj Abbo. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 3,000.00 – 4,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 3,250.00 (€ 3,769.77) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Faraj Abbo - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work without title, which sold at auction in October 2014 for USD 10,000.00 (€ 7,980.85).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Oktober 2019 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion 20th Century Art / Middle East durch, in der auch die Arbeit Galala Village von Faraj Abbo zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 3.000,00 – 4.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 3.250,00 (€ 3.769,77) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Faraj Abbo mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit ohne Titel beobachtet, die im Oktober 2014 für USD 10.000,00 (€ 7.980,85) versteigert wurde.
Faraj Abbo - Auction history
