Walid Ra'Ad
Scratching On Things I Could Disavow (Parts 2-5)
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 87.500 USD
Price realised: 87.500 USD
Description
Walid Ra'ad
B.1967
SCRATCHING ON THINGS I COULD DISAVOW (PARTS 2-5)
inkjet print, in four parts
Each: 116 by 157cm.; 45 5/8 by 61 3/4 in.
Executed in 1989, this work is number 5 from an edition of 7 plus 2 artist's proofs.
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2008
B.1967
SCRATCHING ON THINGS I COULD DISAVOW (PARTS 2-5)
inkjet print, in four parts
Each: 116 by 157cm.; 45 5/8 by 61 3/4 in.
Executed in 1989, this work is number 5 from an edition of 7 plus 2 artist's proofs.
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2008
A top price for Walid Raad
The work Scratching On Things I Could Disavow (Parts 2-5) by Walid Raad was sold in the Contemporary Art / Doha auction at Sothebys in Doha in April 2015. It achieved a price of USD 87,500.00 (€ 78,390.97), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 46%. With this result, Scratching On Things I Could Disavow (Parts 2-5) is even the most expensive work of art by Walid Raad that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Walid Raad
Die Arbeit Scratching On Things I Could Disavow (Parts 2-5) von Walid Raad wurde im April 2015 in der Auktion Contemporary Art / Doha bei Sothebys in Doha versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 87.500,00 (€ 78.390,97) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 46%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Scratching On Things I Could Disavow (Parts 2-5) sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Walid Raad, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Walid Raad - Auction history
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