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- Girl in Moonlight
Suad Al Attar
Girl in Moonlight
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Lot 13
24. May - 24. May 2023
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Lot 13
24. May - 24. May 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Suad Al Attar (Iraq, born 1942)
Girl in Moonlight
oil on panel, framed
signed "Suad Al Attar" and dated "91" (lower left), executed in 1991
16 x 20cm (6 5/16 x 7 7/8in).
Property from a private collection, London | Acquired directly from the Artist by the above.
Girl in Moonlight
oil on panel, framed
signed "Suad Al Attar" and dated "91" (lower left), executed in 1991
16 x 20cm (6 5/16 x 7 7/8in).
Property from a private collection, London | Acquired directly from the Artist by the above.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 79 %.
This artwork by Suad Al Attar achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in London in May this year. In the Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art auction, the work Girl in Moonlight sold for GBP 8,960.00 (€ 10,425.02) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00. Admittedly, works by Suad Al Attar have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Sunset on Salam City in May this year with an auction result of GBP 70,250.00 (€ 81,736.34).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 79 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Suad Al Attar erzielte im Mai diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art wurde die Arbeit Girl in Moonlight für GBP 8.960,00 (€ 10.425,02) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Suad Al Attar auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Sunset on Salam City im Mai diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 70.250,00 (€ 81.736,34).