Safwan Dahoul
Rêve
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art, Lot 99
21. Oct - 21. Oct 2014
Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art, Lot 99
21. Oct - 21. Oct 2014
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 257.000 USD
Price realised: 257.000 USD
Description
Safwan Dahoul (Syrian, b. 1961)
Rêve
signed in Arabic, signed and dated 'Dahoul 99' (along the left edge); signed in Arabic, signed, titled and dated 'DAHOUL 1999 Rêve' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
56¾ x 47¼in. (144 x 120cm.)
Painted in 1999
Rêve
signed in Arabic, signed and dated 'Dahoul 99' (along the left edge); signed in Arabic, signed, titled and dated 'DAHOUL 1999 Rêve' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
56¾ x 47¼in. (144 x 120cm.)
Painted in 1999
A top price for Safwan Dahoul
This artwork by Safwan Dahoul achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Dubai in October 2014. In the Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art auction, the work Rêve sold for USD 257,000.00 (€ 205,107.74) - well above the upper estimate of USD 120,000.00. This high result makes Rêve the most expensive artwork by Safwan Dahoul that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Safwan Dahoul
Dieses Kunstwerk von Safwan Dahoul erzielte im Oktober 2014 bei Christies in Dubai einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art wurde die Arbeit Rêve für USD 257.000,00 (€ 205.107,74) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 120.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Rêve zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Safwan Dahoul, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.