Mohannad Orabi
Untitled (from the Ripples series)
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 11.250 USD
Price realised: 11.250 USD
Description
signed in Arabic; signed and dated 'Mohannad ORABI 2017' (on the reverse)
sand from the UAE desert and acrylic on canvas
74 3/4 x 66 7/8 in. (190 x 170cm.)
Executed in 2017
sand from the UAE desert and acrylic on canvas
74 3/4 x 66 7/8 in. (190 x 170cm.)
Executed in 2017
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by Mohannad Orabi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Dubai in March 2019. In the Middle Eastern Modern & Contemporary Art auction, the work Untitled (from the Ripples series) sold for USD 11,250.00 (€ 10,019.59) - well above the upper estimate of USD 6,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Mohannad Orabi - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work It Is No Longer About Me, which sold at auction in October 2011 for USD 52,500.00 (€ 37,642.50).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Mohannad Orabi erzielte im März 2019 bei Christies in Dubai einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Middle Eastern Modern & Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Untitled (from the Ripples series) für USD 11.250,00 (€ 10.019,59) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 6.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Mohannad Orabi mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit It Is No Longer About Me beobachtet, die im Oktober 2011 für USD 52.500,00 (€ 37.642,50) versteigert wurde.
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