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- Al- Tariq (The Way)
Ismail Shammout
Al- Tariq (The Way)
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 GBP
Price realised: 150.000 GBP
Price realised: 150.000 GBP
Description
signed and dated in Arabic (lower left);
titled, signed and dated ‘THE WAY BY ISMAIL SHAMMOUT 1964’ (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
31 ½ x 23 ½ in. (79.9 X 59.9cm.)
Painted in 1964
Acquired directly from the artist by the family of the present owner in 1981, | thence by descent to the present owner.
titled, signed and dated ‘THE WAY BY ISMAIL SHAMMOUT 1964’ (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
31 ½ x 23 ½ in. (79.9 X 59.9cm.)
Painted in 1964
Acquired directly from the artist by the family of the present owner in 1981, | thence by descent to the present owner.
A top price for Ismail Shammout
This artwork by Ismail Shammout achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in October 2019. In the Middle Eastern, Modern and Contemporary Art auction, the work Al- Tariq (The Way) sold for GBP 150,000.00 (€ 173,989.24) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 70,000.00. This high result makes Al- Tariq (The Way) the most expensive artwork by Ismail Shammout that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ismail Shammout
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ismail Shammout erzielte im Oktober 2019 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Middle Eastern, Modern and Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Al- Tariq (The Way) für GBP 150.000,00 (€ 173.989,24) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 70.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Al- Tariq (The Way) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ismail Shammout, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.