Mahmoud Mokhtar
Au Bord Du Nil (Ala Shat Elnil / On The Banks Of The Nile)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
20th Century Art / Middle East, Lot 27
27. Oct - 27. Oct 2020
20th Century Art / Middle East, Lot 27
27. Oct - 27. Oct 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
MAHMOUD MOKHTAR
1891-1934
Egyptian
AU BORD DU NIL (ALA SHAT ELNIL / ON THE BANKS OF THE NILE)
signed Mouktar, inscribed: Susse F res Ed ts Paris and cire perdue, with the SUSSE FRERES EDITEURS pastille
bronze (black and green patina)
height: 119.4cm. 47in.
Executed in 1931-1939, 6 works were produced from 1931 to 1939 for this size model 1 (model 1 being a reference to the size of the model and not the numbered edition of 6 produced between 1931 and 1939). The edition number of this work is unknown.
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Private Collection, Paris | Thence by Descent | Monaco, Hotel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo, Art Deco, Tableaux, Sculptures Modernes et Contemporains, 4 Mai 2019, Lot 40 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
1891-1934
Egyptian
AU BORD DU NIL (ALA SHAT ELNIL / ON THE BANKS OF THE NILE)
signed Mouktar, inscribed: Susse F res Ed ts Paris and cire perdue, with the SUSSE FRERES EDITEURS pastille
bronze (black and green patina)
height: 119.4cm. 47in.
Executed in 1931-1939, 6 works were produced from 1931 to 1939 for this size model 1 (model 1 being a reference to the size of the model and not the numbered edition of 6 produced between 1931 and 1939). The edition number of this work is unknown.
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Private Collection, Paris | Thence by Descent | Monaco, Hotel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo, Art Deco, Tableaux, Sculptures Modernes et Contemporains, 4 Mai 2019, Lot 40 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 76 %.
This artwork by Mahmoud Mokhtar achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in October 2020. In the 20th Century Art / Middle East auction, the work Au Bord Du Nil (Ala Shat Elnil / On The Banks Of The Nile) sold for GBP 352,800.00 (€ 391,754.31) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 200,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Mahmoud Mokhtar - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Egyptian au Bord Du Nil (Ala Shat Elnil / On The Banks Of The Nile), which sold at auction in April 2016 for GBP 725,000.00 (€ 926,765.58).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 76 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Mahmoud Mokhtar erzielte im Oktober 2020 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th Century Art / Middle East wurde die Arbeit Au Bord Du Nil (Ala Shat Elnil / On The Banks Of The Nile) für GBP 352.800,00 (€ 391.754,31) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 200.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Mahmoud Mokhtar mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Egyptian au Bord Du Nil (Ala Shat Elnil / On The Banks Of The Nile) beobachtet, die im April 2016 für GBP 725.000,00 (€ 926.765,58) versteigert wurde.
Mahmoud Mokhtar - Auction history
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