Sheikh Mohammed Sultan
Untitled (Figures in a landscape)
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.295 GBP
Price realised: 2.295 GBP
Description
Sheikh Mohammed Sultan (Bangladeshi, 1923-1994)
Untitled (Figures in a landscape)
signed 'S M Sultan' lower right
charcoal on paper, framed
24.8 x 33.8cm (9 3/4 x 13 5/16in).
Acquired by the vendor from Ahmed Saeed Nagi's collection, which was inherited by his son; Nagi was a close friend of the artist.
Untitled (Figures in a landscape)
signed 'S M Sultan' lower right
charcoal on paper, framed
24.8 x 33.8cm (9 3/4 x 13 5/16in).
Acquired by the vendor from Ahmed Saeed Nagi's collection, which was inherited by his son; Nagi was a close friend of the artist.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 53 %.
The work Untitled (Figures in a landscape) by Sheikh Mohammed Sultan was sold in the Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art auction at Bonhams in London in November last year. It achieved a price of GBP 2,295.00 (€ 2,659.38), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 53%. Admittedly, works by Sheikh Mohammed Sultan have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Untitled (Farmers) in March this year with an auction result of USD 12,600.00 (€ 11,589.40).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 53 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Untitled (Figures in a landscape) von Sheikh Mohammed Sultan wurde im November letzten Jahres in der Auktion Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art bei Bonhams in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 2.295,00 (€ 2.659,38) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 53%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Sheikh Mohammed Sultan auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Untitled (Farmers) im März diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 12.600,00 (€ 11.589,40).
Sheikh Mohammed Sultan - Auction history
