Ismael Al-Sheikhly
Women of Baghdad
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 20.250 GBP
Price realised: 20.250 GBP
Description
Women of Baghdad
oil on canvas, framed
signed "Al Sheikhly" in Arabic and English (lower right), dated "1965" (lower right), further inscribed "
60 x 35cm (23 5/8 x 13 3/4in).
Property from a private collection, London
oil on canvas, framed
signed "Al Sheikhly" in Arabic and English (lower right), dated "1965" (lower right), further inscribed "
60 x 35cm (23 5/8 x 13 3/4in).
Property from a private collection, London
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Women of Baghdad by Ismael Al Sheikhly was worth GBP 20,250.00 (€ 22,605.83) to a buyer in November 2020. This price was achieved in the auction Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art at Bonhams in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 6,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Ismael Al Sheikhly - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work without title, which sold at auction in October 2016 for USD 68,750.00 (€ 62,716.66).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Women of Baghdad von Ismael Al Sheikhly war einem Käufer im November 2020 GBP 20.250,00 (€ 22.605,83) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art bei Bonhams in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 6.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Ismael Al Sheikhly 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 2016 für USD 68.750,00 (€ 62.716,66) versteigert wurde.
Ismael Al Sheikhly - Auction history
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