Kadhim Haider

Do'a'a li al qamar raqam 17 (Prayer to the Moon no. 17)

Found at Christies, Dubai
Dubai: Modern and Contemporary Art, Lot 40
18.Mrz - 18.Mrz.2017
Estimate: 35.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 112.500 USD
signed in Arabic (lower left); titled in Arabic, signed, titled and dated 'Prayer to the moon K.HAIDAR No 17 1969' (on the reverse) 
oil on canvas
30 3/8 x 22 ¾in. (77 x 57.7cm.)
Painted in 1969
Al Omari Family Collection, Baghdad. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Kadhim Haider achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Dubai in March 2017. In the Dubai: Modern and Contemporary Art auction, the work Do'a'a li al qamar raqam 17 (Prayer to the Moon no. 17) sold for USD 112,500.00 (€ 105,159.84) - well above the upper estimate of USD 40,000.00. Admittedly, works by Kadhim Haider have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Al Qamar in May this year with an auction result of GBP 635,400.00 (€ 739,292.13).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Kadhim Haider erzielte im März 2017 bei Christies in Dubai einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Dubai: Modern and Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Do'a'a li al qamar raqam 17 (Prayer to the Moon no. 17) für USD 112.500,00 (€ 105.159,84) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 40.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Kadhim Haider auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Al Qamar im Mai diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 635.400,00 (€ 739.292,13).

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