Mahmoud Said
L'Endormie (The Dreamer)
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 GBP
Price realised: 250.000 GBP
Price realised: 250.000 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'M. Said 1933' (lower right); signed, titled and dated 'MAHMOUD SAID L'ENDORMIE 1933' (on the reverse)
oil on board
40 3/4 x 30 3/8in. (103.5 x 77cm.)
Painted in 1933
Collection of the Former Egyptian Prime Minister Hussein Sirri Pasha. | Collection of Mr. Antoine Nahas, Egypt. | Private Collection, Europe. | Anon. sale, Sotheby’s London, 20 October 2010, lot 16. | Private collector. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
oil on board
40 3/4 x 30 3/8in. (103.5 x 77cm.)
Painted in 1933
Collection of the Former Egyptian Prime Minister Hussein Sirri Pasha. | Collection of Mr. Antoine Nahas, Egypt. | Private Collection, Europe. | Anon. sale, Sotheby’s London, 20 October 2010, lot 16. | Private collector. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Sold at the upper estimate price
The work L'Endormie (The Dreamer) by Mahmoud Saïd was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2019. The auction ended at the price of GBP 250,000.00 (€ 289,982.07), which exactly corresponded to the upper end of the estimated price range of GBP 150,000.00 – 250,000.00. Admittedly, works by Mahmoud Saïd have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Whirling Dervishes in October 2010 with an auction result of USD 2,546,500.00 (€ 1,832,805.53).
Zuschlag beim oberen Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit L'Endormie (The Dreamer) von Mahmoud Saïd kam im Oktober 2019 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von GBP 250.000,00 (€ 289.982,07) entsprach exakt dem oberen Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 150.000,00 – 250.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Mahmoud Saïd auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Whirling Dervishes im Oktober 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 2.546.500,00 (€ 1.832.805,53).
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