Nadim Karam

Lollipop Boy

Found at Christies, Dubai
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part I, Lot 31
17. Apr - 17. Apr 2012
Estimate: 35.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 64.900 USD
Nadim Karam (Lebanese, b. 1957)
Lollipop Boy
lacquered wooden colour pearls with metal base
35 3/8 x 32 5/8 x 4 3/8in. (90 x 83 x 11cm.)
Executed in 2011

Upper estimate price exceeded by 62 %.

The work Lollipop Boy by Nadim Karam was sold in the Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part I auction at Christies in Dubai in April 2012. The »bidding war« ended at USD 64,900.00 (€ 49,058.89), 62% above the upper estimate. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Nadim Karam; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Peacock Elephant sold at auction in October 2013 with the realized price of USD 100,000.00 (€ 73,561.87).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 62 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Lollipop Boy von Nadim Karam wurde im April 2012 in der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part I bei Christies in Dubai versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 64.900,00 (€ 49.058,89) und damit 62% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Nadim Karam; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Peacock Elephant im Oktober 2013 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 100.000,00 (€ 73.561,87).

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