Ismail Al-Sheikhly

Friendship

Found at Christies
Middle Eastern 20th and 21st Century Art, Lot 22
20. Oct - 3. Nov 2021
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (Iraqi, 1924-2002)
Friendship
signed in Arabic; signed and dated AL CHEKHLI 1965' (lower left)
oil on canvas
19 3 ⁄ 4 x 25 1 ⁄ 2 in. (50 x 64.7cm.)
Painted in 1965
Please note this lot is the property of a trader. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Friendship by Ismael Al Sheikhly was auctioned at Christies in November 2021. It changed hands for a price of GBP 6,875.00 (€ 8,071.90) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 5,000.00 – 7,000.00. Admittedly, works by Ismael Al Sheikhly have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work without title in October 2016 with an auction result of USD 68,750.00 (€ 62,716.66).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Friendship von Ismael Al Sheikhly kam im November 2021 bei Christies zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 6.875,00 (€ 8.071,90) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 5.000,00 – 7.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ismael Al Sheikhly auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit ohne Titel im Oktober 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 68.750,00 (€ 62.716,66).

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