Ramsès Younan

Untitled (Shells)

Found at Christies, London
Middle Eastern, Modern and Contemporary Art, Lot 18
25.Okt - 25.Okt.2017
Estimate: 25.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 18.750 GBP
oil on canvas
12 x 19 in. (31 x 48 cm.)
Painted circa 1933-1938
The artist’s estate. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work Untitled (Shells) by Ramsès Younan was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2017, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 25,000.00 – 30,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 18,750.00 (€ 21,378.67). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Ramsès Younan achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Contre le mur in March 2019 with an auction result of USD 387,000.00 (€ 344,674.03).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit Untitled (Shells) von Ramsès Younan im Oktober 2017 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 25.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 18.750,00 (€ 21.378,67) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Ramsès Younan erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Contre le mur im März 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 387.000,00 (€ 344.674,03).

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