Hussein Bicar
Misr Al-Salaam (‘Egypt-Peace’)
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 GBP
Price realised: 35.000 GBP
Price realised: 35.000 GBP
Description
signed and dated in Arabic (lower left)
oil on board
223/4 x 18½ in. (58 x 47 cm.)
Painted in 1995
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner’s father in the late 1990s, thence by descent.
oil on board
223/4 x 18½ in. (58 x 47 cm.)
Painted in 1995
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner’s father in the late 1990s, thence by descent.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Misr Al-Salaam (‘Egypt-Peace’) by Hussein Bicar was sold in the Middle Eastern, Modern and Contemporary Art auction at Christies in London in October 2017. The price achieved of GBP 35,000.00 (€ 39,906.85) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 30,000.00 – 40,000.00. Admittedly, works by Hussein Bicar have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Harvest I in October 2016 with an auction result of USD 247,500.00 (€ 225,779.97).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Misr Al-Salaam (‘Egypt-Peace’) von Hussein Bicar wurde im Oktober 2017 in der Auktion Middle Eastern, Modern and Contemporary Art bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 35.000,00 (€ 39.906,85) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 30.000,00 – 40.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Hussein Bicar auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Harvest I im Oktober 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 247.500,00 (€ 225.779,97).
Hussein Bicar - Auction history
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