Ismail Al-Sheikhly
Untitled
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 68.750 USD
Price realised: 68.750 USD
Description
signed and dated in Arabic (lower right); signed and dated 'Al CHEIKLI 1956' (lower left)
oil on canvas
24 ¾ x 33 7/8in. (63 x 86cm.)
Painted in 1956
Private Collection, Canada. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
oil on canvas
24 ¾ x 33 7/8in. (63 x 86cm.)
Painted in 1956
Private Collection, Canada. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
A top price for Ismael Al Sheikhly
This artwork by Ismael Al Sheikhly achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Dubai in October 2016. In the Modern & Contemporary Art auction, the work without title sold for USD 68,750.00 (€ 62,716.66) - well above the upper estimate of USD 30,000.00. This high result makes the work without title the most expensive artwork by Ismael Al Sheikhly that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ismael Al Sheikhly
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ismael Al Sheikhly erzielte im Oktober 2016 bei Christies in Dubai einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Contemporary Art wurde diese Arbeit ohne Titel für USD 68.750,00 (€ 62.716,66) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 30.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht das Werk ohne Titel zum teuersten Kunstwerk von Ismael Al Sheikhly, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Ismael Al Sheikhly - Auction history
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