Mahmoud Said
The Whirling Dervishes
Estimate: 300.000 - 400.000 USD
Price realised: 2.546.500 USD
Price realised: 2.546.500 USD
Description
Mahmoud Said (Egyptian, 1897-1964)
The Whirling Dervishes
signed and dated 'M. SAID 1929' (lower right)
oil on panel
38 3/8 x 27½in. (97.5 x 69.8cm.)
Painted in 1929
The Whirling Dervishes
signed and dated 'M. SAID 1929' (lower right)
oil on panel
38 3/8 x 27½in. (97.5 x 69.8cm.)
Painted in 1929
A top price for Mahmoud Saïd
The work The Whirling Dervishes by Mahmoud Saïd was worth USD 2,546,500.00 (€ 1,832,805.53) to a buyer in October 2010. This price was achieved in the auction International Modern and Contemporary Art at Christies in Dubai and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 400,000.00 many times over. This high result makes The Whirling Dervishes the most expensive artwork by Mahmoud Saïd that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Mahmoud Saïd
Die Arbeit The Whirling Dervishes von Mahmoud Saïd war einem Käufer im Oktober 2010 USD 2.546.500,00 (€ 1.832.805,53) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion International Modern and Contemporary Art bei Christies in Dubai erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 400.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Whirling Dervishes zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Mahmoud Saïd, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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