Jewad Selim
Good and Evil, An Abstraction
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art including Baghdadiyat Part IIIraqi Masterpieces from the Jawdat, Madhloom and Selim Collections, Lot 11
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2021
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art including Baghdadiyat Part IIIraqi Masterpieces from the Jawdat, Madhloom and Selim Collections, Lot 11
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2021
Estimate: 120.000 - 250.000 GBP
Price realised: 838.750 GBP
Price realised: 838.750 GBP
Description
Good and Evil, An Abstraction
oil on canvas, framed
executed circa 1951
50 x 75cm (19 11/16 x 29 1/2in).
Property from the collection of the renowned architects Nizar Jawdat (1920-2017) and Ellen Jawdat (1921-2020), acquired directly from the artist, thence by descent to the present owners
oil on canvas, framed
executed circa 1951
50 x 75cm (19 11/16 x 29 1/2in).
Property from the collection of the renowned architects Nizar Jawdat (1920-2017) and Ellen Jawdat (1921-2020), acquired directly from the artist, thence by descent to the present owners
A top price for Jewad Selim
When the work Good and Evil, An Abstraction by Jewad Selim was auctioned at Bonhams in London in November 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 250,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 838,750.00 (€ 984,771.42). This high result makes Good and Evil, An Abstraction the most expensive artwork by Jewad Selim that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jewad Selim
Als die Arbeit Good and Evil, An Abstraction von Jewad Selim im November 2021 bei Bonhams in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 250.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 838.750,00 (€ 984.771,42) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Good and Evil, An Abstraction zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jewad Selim, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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