Parastou Forouhar
Body Letter, Tripartite
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.000 GBP
Description
2004
Three digital prints, printed 2008.
Each 47 x 70 cm. (18 1/2 x 27 1/2 in).
Signed and numbered 1/3 in ink on a label. One from an edition of 3 plus 1 artist’s proof.
Acquired directly from the artist
Three digital prints, printed 2008.
Each 47 x 70 cm. (18 1/2 x 27 1/2 in).
Signed and numbered 1/3 in ink on a label. One from an edition of 3 plus 1 artist’s proof.
Acquired directly from the artist
Upper estimate price exceeded by 43 %.
The work Body Letter, Tripartite by Parastou Forouhar was sold in the Photographs auction at Phillips in London in November 2008. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 10,000.00 (€ 12,090.75), 43% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Parastou Forouhar - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Friday, which sold at auction in October 2007 for USD 61,000.00 (€ 42,162.01).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 43 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Body Letter, Tripartite von Parastou Forouhar wurde im November 2008 in der Auktion Photographs bei Phillips in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 10.000,00 (€ 12.090,75) und damit 43% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Parastou Forouhar mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Friday beobachtet, die im Oktober 2007 für USD 61.000,00 (€ 42.162,01) versteigert wurde.
Parastou Forouhar - Auction history
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