Laila Shawa

Where Souls Dwell Iii (From The Gun Series)

Found at Sothebys, Doha
Contemporary Art / Doha, Lot 13
22. Apr - 22. Apr 2013
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Laila Shawa
B. 1940
WHERE SOULS DWELL III (FROM THE GUN SERIES)
AK-47 replica, Swarovski crystals, rhinestones, Japanese gold powder, feathers, magnets and resin
45.4 by 90 by 4.5cm.; 17 7/8 by 35 1/2 by 1 3/4 in. (including base)
Executed in 2012, this work is number 3 from an edition of 5.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 53 %.

The work Where Souls Dwell Iii (From The Gun Series) by Laila Shawa was sold in the Contemporary Art / Doha auction at Sothebys in Doha in April 2013. The »bidding war« ended at USD 27,500.00 (€ 20,883.96), 53% above the upper estimate. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Laila Shawa; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Children of War, Children of Peace sold at auction in February 2007 with the realized price of USD 38,400.00 (€ 29,024.94).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 53 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Where Souls Dwell Iii (From The Gun Series) von Laila Shawa wurde im April 2013 in der Auktion Contemporary Art / Doha bei Sothebys in Doha versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 27.500,00 (€ 20.883,96) und damit 53% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Laila Shawa; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Children of War, Children of Peace im Februar 2007 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 38.400,00 (€ 29.024,94).

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