Hatem El-Mekki

Les Réfugiés (The Refugees)

Found at Sothebys, Doha
Contemporary Art / Doha, Lot 31
13. Oct - 13. Oct 2014
Estimate: 250.000 - 350.000 USD
Price realised: 305.000 USD
Hatem El-Mekki
1916-2003
LES RÉFUGIÉS (THE REFUGEES)
signed
oil on canvas, in two parts
each: 170 by 100cm.; 67 by 39 3/8 in.
170 by 200cm.; 67 by 76 3/4 in.
Private Collection, Tunisia (acquired directly from the artist in 1958) | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

A top price for Hatem El-Mekki - as previously expected

The work Les Réfugiés (The Refugees) by Hatem El-Mekki was sold in the Contemporary Art / Doha auction at Sothebys in Doha in October 2014. The price achieved of USD 305,000.00 (€ 243,415.80) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 250,000.00 – 350,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Les Réfugiés (The Refugees) is the most expensive artwork by Hatem El-Mekki that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Die Arbeit Les Réfugiés (The Refugees) von Hatem El-Mekki wurde im Oktober 2014 in der Auktion Contemporary Art / Doha bei Sothebys in Doha versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 305.000,00 (€ 243.415,80) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 250.000,00 – 350.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Les Réfugiés (The Refugees) das teuerste Kunstwerk von Hatem El-Mekki, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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