Lorna Selim
Old Houses in Karkh
Estimate: 3.000 - 4.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.625 GBP
Price realised: 10.625 GBP
Description
Lorna Selim (Iraqi, 1928-2021)
Old Houses in Karkh
signed and dated in Arabic (lower right)
oil on board
11 1 ⁄ 2 x 43 3 ⁄ 4 in. (29.2 x 111cm.)
Painted in 1965
Please note this lot is the property of a trader. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
Old Houses in Karkh
signed and dated in Arabic (lower right)
oil on board
11 1 ⁄ 2 x 43 3 ⁄ 4 in. (29.2 x 111cm.)
Painted in 1965
Please note this lot is the property of a trader. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Lorna Selim achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in November 2021. In the Middle Eastern 20th and 21st Century Art auction, the work Old Houses in Karkh sold for GBP 10,625.00 (€ 12,474.75) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 4,000.00. Admittedly, works by Lorna Selim have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Baghdadiyat in June 2020 with an auction result of GBP 52,562.00 (€ 57,887.93).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Lorna Selim erzielte im November 2021 bei Christies einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Middle Eastern 20th and 21st Century Art wurde die Arbeit Old Houses in Karkh für GBP 10.625,00 (€ 12.474,75) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 4.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Lorna Selim auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Baghdadiyat im Juni 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 52.562,00 (€ 57.887,93).
Lorna Selim - Auction history
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