Samia Halaby
Mediterranean #279
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Lot 15
24. Nov - 24. Nov 2020
Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Lot 15
24. Nov - 24. Nov 2020
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 GBP
Price realised: 400.000 GBP
Price realised: 400.000 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'SAMIA HALABY 1974' (lower right);
signed, numbered and dated 'N 279 1974 S.A.HALABY' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
48 x 66in. (121 x 167.6cm.)
Painted in 1974
Private collection of Joseph Cantor, Indiana. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1980.
signed, numbered and dated 'N 279 1974 S.A.HALABY' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
48 x 66in. (121 x 167.6cm.)
Painted in 1974
Private collection of Joseph Cantor, Indiana. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1980.
A top price for Samia Halaby
The work Mediterranean #279 by Samia Halaby was worth GBP 400,000.00 (€ 446,534.98) to a buyer in November 2020. This price was achieved in the auction Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 70,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Mediterranean #279 the most expensive artwork by Samia Halaby that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Samia Halaby
Die Arbeit Mediterranean #279 von Samia Halaby war einem Käufer im November 2020 GBP 400.000,00 (€ 446.534,98) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 70.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Mediterranean #279 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Samia Halaby, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Samia Halaby - Auction history
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