Mohamed Melehi
The Blacks
Estimate: 55.000 - 65.000 GBP
Price realised: 399.000 GBP
Price realised: 399.000 GBP
Description
MOHAMED MELEHI
b.1936
Moroccan
THE BLACKS
signed, titled and dated MELEHI '63 NEW-YORK on the reverse
oil on canvas
126 by 152 cm.; 49⅝ by 59⅞ in.
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Galleria Trastevere, Rome | Private Collection, Rome (acquired circa early 1960s) | Thence by descent to the present owner in 2015
b.1936
Moroccan
THE BLACKS
signed, titled and dated MELEHI '63 NEW-YORK on the reverse
oil on canvas
126 by 152 cm.; 49⅝ by 59⅞ in.
To view shipping calculator, please click here
Galleria Trastevere, Rome | Private Collection, Rome (acquired circa early 1960s) | Thence by descent to the present owner in 2015
A top price for Mohamed Melehi
The work The Blacks by Mohamed Melehi was worth GBP 399,000.00 (€ 450,552.72) to a buyer in March 2020. This price was achieved in the auction 20th Century Art / Middle East at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 65,000.00 many times over. This high result makes The Blacks the most expensive artwork by Mohamed Melehi that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Mohamed Melehi
Die Arbeit The Blacks von Mohamed Melehi war einem Käufer im März 2020 GBP 399.000,00 (€ 450.552,72) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion 20th Century Art / Middle East bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 65.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Blacks zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Mohamed Melehi, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Mohamed Melehi - Auction history
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