Farhad Moshiri

Ma’arifa (Knowledge)

Found at Christies, London
Middle Eastern, Modern and Contemporary Art, Lot 77
23.Okt - 23.Okt.2019
Estimate: 70.000 - 100.000 GBP
Price realised: 87.500 GBP
signed and dated in Farsi; signed and dated ‘Farhad Moshiri 2008’ (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
43 1/3 x 70 7/8 (110 x 180cm.)
Painted in 2008
Commissioned by the present owner in 2008.

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Ma’arifa (Knowledge) by Farhad Moshiri was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2019. The price achieved of GBP 87,500.00 (€ 101,493.72) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 70,000.00 – 100,000.00. Admittedly, works by Farhad Moshiri have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Secret Garden in April 2013 with an auction result of USD 987,750.00 (€ 750,113.91).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Ma’arifa (Knowledge) von Farhad Moshiri kam im Oktober 2019 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 87.500,00 (€ 101.493,72) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 70.000,00 – 100.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Farhad Moshiri auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Secret Garden im April 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 987.750,00 (€ 750.113,91).

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