Shakir Ali
Leaves
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 87.500 USD
Price realised: 87.500 USD
Description
signed and dated 'Shakir / 60' (lower right); further signed, titled and inscribed ‘Leaves / Shakir Ali / Rs 1200/-’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
22 x 80 ½ in. (55.9 x 204.5 cm.)
Painted in 1960
Acquired in Karachi, Pakistan, circa 1970s | Thence by descent
oil on canvas
22 x 80 ½ in. (55.9 x 204.5 cm.)
Painted in 1960
Acquired in Karachi, Pakistan, circa 1970s | Thence by descent
A top price for Shakir Ali
The work Leaves by Shakir Ali was sold in the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art auction at Christies in New York in September 2019. It achieved a price of USD 87,500.00 (€ 80,238.42), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 46%. With this result, Leaves is even the most expensive work of art by Shakir Ali that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Shakir Ali
Die Arbeit Leaves von Shakir Ali wurde im September 2019 in der Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 87.500,00 (€ 80.238,42) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 46%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Leaves sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Shakir Ali, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Shakir Ali - Auction history
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