Reza Mafi
The Poems of Hafez
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art, Lot 26
19. Apr - 19. Apr 2011
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art, Lot 26
19. Apr - 19. Apr 2011
Estimate: 70.000 - 90.000 USD
Price realised: 86.500 USD
Price realised: 86.500 USD
Description
Reza Mafi (Iranian, 1943-1982)
The Poems of Hafez
signed 'Mafi' and signed in Farsi (lower left)
oil on polystyrene on board
27½ x 48in. (70 x 120cm.)
Painted in 1969
The Poems of Hafez
signed 'Mafi' and signed in Farsi (lower left)
oil on polystyrene on board
27½ x 48in. (70 x 120cm.)
Painted in 1969
Auction result well in line with expectations
In April 2011 Christies in Dubai held the auction Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art, which included the work The Poems of Hafez by Reza Mafi. It changed hands for a price of USD 86,500.00 (€ 58,363.13) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 70,000.00 – 90,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Reza Mafi - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work without title, which sold at auction in October 2010 for USD 200,500.00 (€ 144,306.90).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im April 2011 führte Christies in Dubai die Auktion Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Poems of Hafez von Reza Mafi zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 86.500,00 (€ 58.363,13) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 70.000,00 – 90.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Reza Mafi mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit ohne Titel beobachtet, die im Oktober 2010 für USD 200.500,00 (€ 144.306,90) versteigert wurde.
Reza Mafi - Auction history
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