Mohammed El-Rawas
Revisiting Picasso's Guernica
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art, Lot 41
21. Oct - 21. Oct 2014
Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art, Lot 41
21. Oct - 21. Oct 2014
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 USD
Price realised: 81.250 USD
Price realised: 81.250 USD
Description
Mohammed El-Rawas (Lebanese. b. 1951)
Revisiting Picasso's Guernica
signed and dated 'Rawas 1973' (lower right); signed and titled 'Revisiting Picassos Guernica Mohammed El-Rawas' (on a label affixed to the reverse)
oil and charcoal on canvas
31 1/8 x 46 7/8in. (79 x 119cm.)
Painted in 1973
Revisiting Picasso's Guernica
signed and dated 'Rawas 1973' (lower right); signed and titled 'Revisiting Picassos Guernica Mohammed El-Rawas' (on a label affixed to the reverse)
oil and charcoal on canvas
31 1/8 x 46 7/8in. (79 x 119cm.)
Painted in 1973
A top price for Mohammad Rawas
The work Revisiting Picasso's Guernica by Mohammad Rawas was sold in the Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art auction at Christies in Dubai in October 2014. The »bidding war« ended at USD 81,250.00 (€ 64,844.37), 16% above the upper estimate. With this result, Revisiting Picasso's Guernica is even the most expensive work of art by Mohammad Rawas that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Mohammad Rawas
Die Arbeit Revisiting Picasso's Guernica von Mohammad Rawas wurde im Oktober 2014 in der Auktion Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art bei Christies in Dubai versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 81.250,00 (€ 64.844,37) und damit 16% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Revisiting Picasso's Guernica sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Mohammad Rawas, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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