Nuri Iyem
Untitled
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 32.500 GBP
Price realised: 32.500 GBP
Description
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection, UK
NURI IYEM
1915-2005
Turkish
UNTITLED
signed n. Iyem
oil on canvas, in artist's frame
80 by 120 cm.; 31½ by 47¼ in.
Executed in the early 1970s. The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the Estate of Nuri Iyem, Istanbul.
Collection of Durmus Yasar, Turkey | Collection of Dan Alexander MacGregor Sadolin, Denmark (gifted by the above in 1973) | Collection of Peter Asgeir MacGregor Sadolin (thence by descent from the above) | Thence by descent to the present owner
NURI IYEM
1915-2005
Turkish
UNTITLED
signed n. Iyem
oil on canvas, in artist's frame
80 by 120 cm.; 31½ by 47¼ in.
Executed in the early 1970s. The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the Estate of Nuri Iyem, Istanbul.
Collection of Durmus Yasar, Turkey | Collection of Dan Alexander MacGregor Sadolin, Denmark (gifted by the above in 1973) | Collection of Peter Asgeir MacGregor Sadolin (thence by descent from the above) | Thence by descent to the present owner
A top price for Nuri Iyem
In March 2020 Sothebys in London held the auction 20th Century Art / Middle East, which included this untitled work by Nuri Iyem. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 32,500.00 (€ 36,699.16), 63% above the upper estimate. This high result makes the work without title the most expensive artwork by Nuri Iyem that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Nuri Iyem
Im März 2020 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion 20th Century Art / Middle East durch, in der auch diese Arbeit ohne Titel von Nuri Iyem zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 32.500,00 (€ 36.699,16) und damit 63% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht das Werk ohne Titel zum teuersten Kunstwerk von Nuri Iyem, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.