Safwan Dahoul
Rêve
Found at
Christies,
Dubai
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part I, Lot 35
17. Apr - 17. Apr 2012
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part I, Lot 35
17. Apr - 17. Apr 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Safwan Dahoul (Syrian, b. 1961)
Rêve
signed in Arabic, signed and dated 'DAHOUL 2002' (lower left); signed and titled in Arabic, signed and dated 'DAHOUL RÊVE' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
46¾ x 46¾in. (118.7 x 118.7cm.)
Painted in 2002
Rêve
signed in Arabic, signed and dated 'DAHOUL 2002' (lower left); signed and titled in Arabic, signed and dated 'DAHOUL RÊVE' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
46¾ x 46¾in. (118.7 x 118.7cm.)
Painted in 2002
Upper estimate price exceeded by 44 %.
The work Rêve by Safwan Dahoul was sold in the Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part I auction at Christies in Dubai in April 2012. It achieved a price of USD 100,900.00 (€ 76,271.83), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 44%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Safwan Dahoul - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Rêve, which sold at auction in October 2014 for USD 257,000.00 (€ 205,107.74).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 44 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Rêve von Safwan Dahoul wurde im April 2012 in der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part I bei Christies in Dubai versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 100.900,00 (€ 76.271,83) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 44%. Für andere Arbeiten von Safwan Dahoul mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Rêve beobachtet, die im Oktober 2014 für USD 257.000,00 (€ 205.107,74) versteigert wurde.