JAMM 4th edition of Contemporary Arab, Iranian and International Art in Kuwait, held on Tuesday, 12th of November, 2013 at Contemporary Art Platform achieved total amount USD 616,200. Only 8 lots remain unsold from the total of 57 lots. The highest hammer prices were $80,000 for The Challenge, bronze sculpture, by Kuwaiti artist Sami Mohammad , represented this year Kuwait at the Venice Biennale, this is the new record for the artist; $60,000 for Silver Fig by renowned Iranian artist Reza Derakshani and $35,000 for Hidden Love by Halim Al-Karim.
Sami Mohammad
The Challenge
1983
Bronze
100 x 60 x 40 cm
Price realized: $80,000
Reza Derakshani
Silver Fig
2009
Mixed media on canvas
200 x 180 cm
Price realized: $60,000
Halim Al Karim
Hidden Love
2009
Lambda print (AP 2 from an edition of 5 + 2 AP)
140 x 100 cm
Price realized: $35,000
Check auction results for all Kuwaiti artists represented at the auction:
Sami Mohammed
Tarek Al Ghoussein
Mohammed Al Kouh
Mohammed Ramadan
Aziz Al Mudhaf
Mahmoud Ashkanani
Ebrahim Habib
Amira Behbehani
Fareed Abdal
Ibrahim Al Atiya
Ahmad Al Ayoub
Abdul Aziz Arti
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