Sohrab Sepehri
Untitled (From The Tree Trunks Series)
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 GBP
Price realised: 409.250 GBP
Price realised: 409.250 GBP
Description
Sohrab Sepehri
1928-1980
UNTITLED (FROM THE TREE TRUNKS SERIES)
signed
oil on canvas
150 by 205cm.; 59 by 80 3/4 in.
Executed in 1976.
Former minister of Mohammadreza Shah Pahlavi (commissioned from the artist in 1976) | Private Collection, U.S.A. (acquired directly from the above by the previous owner in 2007) | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2010
1928-1980
UNTITLED (FROM THE TREE TRUNKS SERIES)
signed
oil on canvas
150 by 205cm.; 59 by 80 3/4 in.
Executed in 1976.
Former minister of Mohammadreza Shah Pahlavi (commissioned from the artist in 1976) | Private Collection, U.S.A. (acquired directly from the above by the previous owner in 2007) | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2010
A top price for Sohrab Sepehri
In October 2010 Sothebys in London held the auction Contemporary Art / Arab & Iranian, which included the work Untitled (From The Tree Trunks Series) by Sohrab Sepehri. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 409,250.00 (€ 471,871.67), 36% above the upper estimate. With this result, Untitled (From The Tree Trunks Series) is even the most expensive work of art by Sohrab Sepehri that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Sohrab Sepehri
Im Oktober 2010 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Contemporary Art / Arab & Iranian durch, in der auch die Arbeit Untitled (From The Tree Trunks Series) von Sohrab Sepehri zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 409.250,00 (€ 471.871,67) und damit 36% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Untitled (From The Tree Trunks Series) sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Sohrab Sepehri, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Sohrab Sepehri - Auction history
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