Walid Raad
Let'S Be Honest, The Weather Helped (Saudi Arabia, China, United States, Switzerland, Nato, United Kingdom, Israel)
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 68.750 GBP
Price realised: 68.750 GBP
Description
Walid Raad
B. 1967
LET'S BE HONEST, THE WEATHER HELPED (SAUDI ARABIA, CHINA, UNITED STATES, SWITZERLAND, NATO, UNITED KINGDOM, ISRAEL)
seven lightjet colour prints, in artist's frames
each: 46 by 72 cm. 18 1/8 by 28 3/8 in.
Executed in 1998, this work is number 1 from an edition of 7, plus two artist's proofs.
Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London | Acquired from the above by the present owner
B. 1967
LET'S BE HONEST, THE WEATHER HELPED (SAUDI ARABIA, CHINA, UNITED STATES, SWITZERLAND, NATO, UNITED KINGDOM, ISRAEL)
seven lightjet colour prints, in artist's frames
each: 46 by 72 cm. 18 1/8 by 28 3/8 in.
Executed in 1998, this work is number 1 from an edition of 7, plus two artist's proofs.
Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
The work Let'S Be Honest, The Weather Helped (Saudi Arabia, China, United States, Switzerland, Nato, United Kingdom, Israel) by Walid Raad was worth GBP 68,750.00 (€ 77,528.79) to a buyer in October 2018. This price was achieved in the auction Contemporary Art Day Auction at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 12,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Walid Raad; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Scratching On Things I Could Disavow (Parts 2-5) sold at auction in April 2015 with the realized price of USD 87,500.00 (€ 78,390.97).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Let'S Be Honest, The Weather Helped (Saudi Arabia, China, United States, Switzerland, Nato, United Kingdom, Israel) von Walid Raad war einem Käufer im Oktober 2018 GBP 68.750,00 (€ 77.528,79) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 12.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Walid Raad; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Scratching On Things I Could Disavow (Parts 2-5) im April 2015 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 87.500,00 (€ 78.390,97).
Walid Raad - Auction history
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