Sara Shamma
Untitled
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art, Lot 67
19. Apr - 19. Apr 2011
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art, Lot 67
19. Apr - 19. Apr 2011
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 22.500 USD
Price realised: 22.500 USD
Description
Sara Shamma (Syrian, B. 1975)
Untitled
signed, dated and inscribed 'Sara Shamma oil on canvas 150x150cm. August 2009 Damascus' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
59 x 59in. (150 x 150cm.)
Painted in Damascus in August 2009
Untitled
signed, dated and inscribed 'Sara Shamma oil on canvas 150x150cm. August 2009 Damascus' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
59 x 59in. (150 x 150cm.)
Painted in Damascus in August 2009
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
In April 2011 Christies in Dubai held the auction Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art, which included this untitled work by Sara Shamma. The »bidding war« ended at USD 22,500.00 (€ 15,181.16), 25% above the upper estimate. Other works by Sara Shamma have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 15,000.00 (€ 17,398.92) in October 2019 for the work Self Portrait.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Im April 2011 führte Christies in Dubai die Auktion Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art durch, in der auch diese Arbeit ohne Titel von Sara Shamma zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 22.500,00 (€ 15.181,16) und damit 25% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Sara Shamma haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 15.000,00 (€ 17.398,92) im Oktober 2019 für die Arbeit Self Portrait beobachtet.
Sara Shamma - Auction history
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