Mahmoud Hammad
Lika'a Bnafasaji Asrak bi Khamsat Awkat (Rythme bleu - mauve en 5 temps)
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art, Lot 54
21. Oct - 21. Oct 2014
Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art, Lot 54
21. Oct - 21. Oct 2014
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 118.750 USD
Price realised: 118.750 USD
Description
Mahmoud Hammad (Syrian, 1923-1988)
Lika'a Bnafasaji Asrak bi Khamsat Awkat (Rythme bleu - mauve en 5 temps)
signed in Arabic, signed and dated 'Hammad 68' (lower right of far right panel); signed, titled, inscribed and dated in Arabic, signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'Mahmoud Hammad Rythme blue - mauve en 5 temps' (on the reverse of the centre panel); each: signed in Arabic (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas, in five parts
each: 23¼ x 13¾in. (59 x 35cm.);
overall: 23¼ x 68 7/8in. (59 x 175cm.)
Painted in 1968 (5)
Lika'a Bnafasaji Asrak bi Khamsat Awkat (Rythme bleu - mauve en 5 temps)
signed in Arabic, signed and dated 'Hammad 68' (lower right of far right panel); signed, titled, inscribed and dated in Arabic, signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'Mahmoud Hammad Rythme blue - mauve en 5 temps' (on the reverse of the centre panel); each: signed in Arabic (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas, in five parts
each: 23¼ x 13¾in. (59 x 35cm.);
overall: 23¼ x 68 7/8in. (59 x 175cm.)
Painted in 1968 (5)
A top price for Mahmoud Hammad
This artwork by Mahmoud Hammad achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Dubai in October 2014. In the Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art auction, the work Lika'a Bnafasaji Asrak bi Khamsat Awkat (Rythme bleu - mauve en 5 temps) sold for USD 118,750.00 (€ 94,772.55) - well above the upper estimate of USD 40,000.00. This high result makes Lika'a Bnafasaji Asrak bi Khamsat Awkat (Rythme bleu - mauve en 5 temps) the most expensive artwork by Mahmoud Hammad that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Mahmoud Hammad
Dieses Kunstwerk von Mahmoud Hammad erzielte im Oktober 2014 bei Christies in Dubai einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art wurde die Arbeit Lika'a Bnafasaji Asrak bi Khamsat Awkat (Rythme bleu - mauve en 5 temps) für USD 118.750,00 (€ 94.772,55) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 40.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Lika'a Bnafasaji Asrak bi Khamsat Awkat (Rythme bleu - mauve en 5 temps) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Mahmoud Hammad, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Mahmoud Hammad - Auction history
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