Muzzumil Ruheel

Holding On To The Sky

Found at Christies, London (Online Auction)
Calligraphy: Art In Writing, Lot 24
7. Apr - 7. Apr 2021

Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX

Description

MUZZUMIL RUHEEL (B. 1985)
signed and dated 'MUZZUMIL RUHEEL 2020' (upper right); further signed in Urdu and dated and signed '2020 / MUZZUMIL RUHEEL' (on the reverse)
ink and acrylic lacquer on wasli
26<sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> x 20 in. ( 67.3 x 50.8 cm)
Executed in 2020
Acquired directly from the artist

A top price for Muzzumil Ruheel

This artwork by Muzzumil Ruheel achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in April 2021. In the Calligraphy: Art In Writing auction, the work Holding On To The Sky sold for GBP 3,000.00 (€ 3,450.87) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00. This high result makes Holding On To The Sky the most expensive artwork by Muzzumil Ruheel that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Muzzumil Ruheel

Dieses Kunstwerk von Muzzumil Ruheel erzielte im April 2021 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Calligraphy: Art In Writing wurde die Arbeit Holding On To The Sky für GBP 3.000,00 (€ 3.450,87) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Holding On To The Sky zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Muzzumil Ruheel, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.