Tahia Halim
Al Murakibi (The Boatman)
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
Modern & Contemporary Art, Lot 63
18. Oct - 18. Oct 2016
Modern & Contemporary Art, Lot 63
18. Oct - 18. Oct 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed and dated ‘T. Halim 1964’ (lower left); indistinctly inscribed in Arabic (on the stretcher); signed and titled in Arabic, signed ‘T. Halim’ (on the reverse)
oil and fabric collage on canvas
51 x 38in. (129.5 x 96.5cm.)
Painted in 1965
Private Collection, France. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
oil and fabric collage on canvas
51 x 38in. (129.5 x 96.5cm.)
Painted in 1965
Private Collection, France. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Al Murakibi (The Boatman) by Tahia Halim was auctioned at Christies in Dubai in October 2016. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 40,000.00 – 60,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 43,750.00 (€ 39,910.60) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Tahia Halim achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached 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).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Al Murakibi (The Boatman) von Tahia Halim kam im Oktober 2016 bei Christies in Dubai zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 43.750,00 (€ 39.910,60) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Tahia Halim erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte 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
