Rokni Haerizadeh
Sinking Of A Book By Omar Khayyam
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art Including Masterpieces from The Pharos Art Collection & From The Maath Alousi Collection, Lot 192
19. Mar - 19. Mar 2014
Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art Including Masterpieces from The Pharos Art Collection & From The Maath Alousi Collection, Lot 192
19. Mar - 19. Mar 2014
Estimate: 25.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 62.500 USD
Price realised: 62.500 USD
Description
Rokni Haerizadeh (Iranian, b. 1978)
Sinking of a book by Omar Khayyam
signed and titled in Farsi, signed, titled and dated twice 'Rokni haerizadeh 2004 Sinking of a book by Omar Khayyam 2004' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
79 1/8 x 118½in. (201 x 301cm.)
Painted in 2004
Sinking of a book by Omar Khayyam
signed and titled in Farsi, signed, titled and dated twice 'Rokni haerizadeh 2004 Sinking of a book by Omar Khayyam 2004' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
79 1/8 x 118½in. (201 x 301cm.)
Painted in 2004
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Rokni Haerizadeh achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Dubai in March 2014. In the Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art Including Masterpieces from The Pharos Art Collection & From The Maath Alousi Collection auction, the work Sinking Of A Book By Omar Khayyam sold for USD 62,500.00 (€ 45,365.46) - well above the upper estimate of USD 30,000.00. Admittedly, works by Rokni Haerizadeh have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Shomal (Beach at the Caspian) in March 2015 with an auction result of USD 221,000.00 (€ 205,753.65).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Rokni Haerizadeh erzielte im März 2014 bei Christies in Dubai einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art Including Masterpieces from The Pharos Art Collection & From The Maath Alousi Collection wurde die Arbeit Sinking Of A Book By Omar Khayyam für USD 62.500,00 (€ 45.365,46) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 30.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Rokni Haerizadeh auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Shomal (Beach at the Caspian) im März 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 221.000,00 (€ 205.753,65).
Rokni Haerizadeh - Auction history
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