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- Arsak Mowt (Your Wedding is Death)
Dia Al-Azzawi
Arsak Mowt (Your Wedding is Death)
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
Modern & Contemporary Art, Lot 33
18. Oct - 18. Oct 2016
Modern & Contemporary Art, Lot 33
18. Oct - 18. Oct 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed and dated in Arabic (lower right); signed, titled and dated in Arabic, signed, inscribed and dated 'Dhia Al-Azzawi 1970 IRAQ' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
53 ½ x 53 ½in. (136 x 136cm.)
Painted in 1970
A gift from the artist to the present owner.
oil on canvas
53 ½ x 53 ½in. (136 x 136cm.)
Painted in 1970
A gift from the artist to the present owner.
A top price for Dia Al-Azzawi
This artwork by Dia Al-Azzawi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Dubai in October 2016. In the Modern & Contemporary Art auction, the work Arsak Mowt (Your Wedding is Death) sold for USD 235,500.00 (€ 214,833.06) - well above the upper estimate of USD 80,000.00. This high result makes Arsak Mowt (Your Wedding is Death) the most expensive artwork by Dia Al-Azzawi that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Dia Al-Azzawi
Dieses Kunstwerk von Dia Al-Azzawi erzielte im Oktober 2016 bei Christies in Dubai einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Arsak Mowt (Your Wedding is Death) für USD 235.500,00 (€ 214.833,06) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 80.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Arsak Mowt (Your Wedding is Death) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Dia Al-Azzawi, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.