Dia Azzawi
Al Quds
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 9.563 GBP
Price realised: 9.563 GBP
Description
Dia Azzawi (Iraq, born 1939)
Al Quds
gouache on paper, framed
signed "Dia Azzawi" and dated "68" in Arabic (lower left), executed in 1968
25 x 43cm (9 13/16 x 16 15/16in).
Property from a private collection, London
Al Quds
gouache on paper, framed
signed "Dia Azzawi" and dated "68" in Arabic (lower left), executed in 1968
25 x 43cm (9 13/16 x 16 15/16in).
Property from a private collection, London
Upper estimate price exceeded by 37 %.
In February last year Bonhams in London held the auction Sketches from Baghdad, which included the work Al Quds by Dia Al-Azzawi. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 9,562.50 (€ 11,432.57), 37% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Dia Al-Azzawi achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Arsak Mowt (Your Wedding is Death) in October 2016 with an auction result of USD 235,500.00 (€ 214,833.06).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 37 % übertroffen
Im Februar letzten Jahres führte Bonhams in London die Auktion Sketches from Baghdad durch, in der auch die Arbeit Al Quds von Dia Al-Azzawi zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 9.562,50 (€ 11.432,57) und damit 37% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Dia Al-Azzawi erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Arsak Mowt (Your Wedding is Death) im Oktober 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 235.500,00 (€ 214.833,06).
Dia Al-Azzawi - Auction history
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