Parviz Tanavoli
Poet and Pregnant Woman / Poet and the Lover of King
Estimate: 120.000 - 140.000 GBP
Price realised: 189.000 GBP
Price realised: 189.000 GBP
Description
Parviz Tanavoli
B. 1937
Poet and Pregnant Woman / Poet and the Lover of King
titled on identification label on the reverse
bronze set on wooden base, please note the work is missing one lock
55 by 33 by 10.5 cm. 21½ by 13 by 4 in.
Wooden base: 9 by 32.5 by 12 cm. 3½ by 12¾ by 4¾ in.
Executed in 1962.
The Artist | Collection of Guy A. Thomas Jr., Excelsior, Minnesota (acquired directly from the above) | Thence by descent
B. 1937
Poet and Pregnant Woman / Poet and the Lover of King
titled on identification label on the reverse
bronze set on wooden base, please note the work is missing one lock
55 by 33 by 10.5 cm. 21½ by 13 by 4 in.
Wooden base: 9 by 32.5 by 12 cm. 3½ by 12¾ by 4¾ in.
Executed in 1962.
The Artist | Collection of Guy A. Thomas Jr., Excelsior, Minnesota (acquired directly from the above) | Thence by descent
Upper estimate price exceeded by 35 %.
The work Poet and Pregnant Woman / Poet and the Lover of King by Parviz Tanavoli was auctioned at Sothebys in London in March last year. It achieved a price of GBP 189,000.00 (€ 224,080.77), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 35%. Admittedly, works by Parviz Tanavoli have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Wall (Oh, Persepolis) in April 2008 with an auction result of USD 2,841,000.00 (€ 1,824,897.23).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 35 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Poet and Pregnant Woman / Poet and the Lover of King von Parviz Tanavoli kam im März letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 189.000,00 (€ 224.080,77) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 35%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Parviz Tanavoli auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Wall (Oh, Persepolis) im April 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 2.841.000,00 (€ 1.824.897,23).
Parviz Tanavoli - Auction history
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