• The water seller
  • Oil on canvas
  • Painting
  • 18 * 21 * 5 cm
  • Signed lower right in Arabic
Estimation
€3,000
3,377 USD
- €5,000
5,629 USD
Realized Price
€5,600
6,304 USD
40%
Artwork Description

Self-taught painter, Ammar Farhat has forged a prominent place in the Tunisian artistic landscape. It was in 1935 that he expressed his desire to paint. In 1938, during his first collective exhibition at the Salon de Tunis, he received the 1st prize for his works as well as a trip to Paris, epicenter of the avant-garde between the two wars. Eager for discovery and inspiration, he travels the world, from Rome to Sweden via Russia. In 1949, he founded the School of Tunis alongside other great names in Tunisian painting such as Abdelaziz Gorgi or Pierre Boucherle. Ammar Farhat's works are rare on the market.
“The year 1935 was a point of light for me. I swore to become a painter, no more. I was perplexed, I felt strange things inside me that I could not express. I was anxious, disturbed, shocked, I wanted to breathe… Finally, I bought a box of colors that I always carry with me. I promised myself to live up to this profession, respecting art all my life.” Ammar Farhat to his friend the writer Ezzeddine Madani.
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Estimation
£20,000
25,800 USD
-
£30,000
38,700 USD
Realized Price
£25,200
32,508 USD
0.8%
Sale Date
Christie's - 31 October 2024
Artist Performance at Auctions

Realized Price 19,406 USD
Min Estimate 14,589 USD
Max Estimate 22,164 USD
Average Artwork Worth
+20.4%
 
Average Growth of Artwork Worth
Sales Performance Against Estimates