Tahia Halim
Al Darawish (The Dervishes)
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
Modern & Contemporary Art, Lot 56
20. Oct - 20. Oct 2015
Modern & Contemporary Art, Lot 56
20. Oct - 20. Oct 2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed 'T. Halim' (lower right); signed 'T. Halim' (lower left);
signed, titled and inscribed in Arabic (on the reverse)
oil on board
57 x 36in. (144.8 x 91.4cm.)
Painted in 1958
Collection of the Artist. | Private Collection of David Wirmark, Stockholm (by whom acquired directly from the artist), thence by descent to the present owner.
signed, titled and inscribed in Arabic (on the reverse)
oil on board
57 x 36in. (144.8 x 91.4cm.)
Painted in 1958
Collection of the Artist. | Private Collection of David Wirmark, Stockholm (by whom acquired directly from the artist), thence by descent to the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.
The work Al Darawish (The Dervishes) by Tahia Halim was sold in the Modern & Contemporary Art auction at Christies in Dubai in October 2015. The »bidding war« ended at USD 125,000.00 (€ 113,204.13), 56% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Tahia Halim have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Farhat Al Nuba (The Happiness of Nubia) in March 2015 with an auction result of USD 749,000.00 (€ 697,328.00).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Al Darawish (The Dervishes) von Tahia Halim wurde im Oktober 2015 in der Auktion Modern & Contemporary Art bei Christies in Dubai versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 125.000,00 (€ 113.204,13) und damit 56% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Tahia Halim auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Farhat Al Nuba (The Happiness of Nubia) im März 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 749.000,00 (€ 697.328,00).
Tahia Halim - Auction history
