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Sotheby’s Sale of Contemporary Turkish Art

Realises Total of £2.3 Million

Burhan Dogancay’s acrylic on canvas Whispering Wall II was the
top-
top-selling lot and brought the double-
double-estimate sum of £275,250
(est. £120,000-
£120,000-180,000)

13 New Artist Records Established

Established

8 Benchmarks Set for Artists New To Auction

LONDON, THURSDAY,
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011 --- Sotheby’s Sale of Contemporary Turkish Art today achieved
a total of £2,332,175 ($3,800,512), within pre-sale expectations (est. £2-3 million). The auction established
sell-through rates of 65.7% by lot and 75.4% by value, set 13 new artist records and 8 benchmarks for artists
new to auction.

Commenting on the results of the auction, Elif Bayoglu, Head of the Contemporary Turkish Art Sale,
said: “Overall, we are pleased with the results of today’s sale which are in line with what we achieved this time
last year, demonstrating the continued strength of this segment of the art market. Pre-auction interest in both
Turkey and London was strong, and buyers today came from across the globe: North America, Middle East,
Continental Europe, the UK and of course Turkey. We also established new auction records for 13 artists and 8
benchmarks were also set for artists new to auction.”

The auction was highlighted by the sale of Burhan Dogancay’s acrylic on canvas Whispering Wall II, which
saw competition from four bidders, finally selling to a bidder in the saleroom for the double-estimate sum of
£275,250 ($451,807) (est. £120,000-180,000). The work offered is an exceptionally rare piece by the artist,
which he executed in 1985. In the early 1960s Dogançay turned his attention to the urban walls which bore
witness to the emotions and opinions of the people during a time of drastic political and social changes. With
his Ribbons series, this time he looked upon his own cultural roots and his Eastern background and Western
life which came together to create this striking new series.

Another top-selling lot was 1879, executed in 2011, from hyperrealist painter Taner Ceylan’s Lost Painting
Series. This extraordinary masterwork saw competition from bidders both in the saleroom and on the
telephones, finally selling to a round of applause to a buyer on the telephone for £229,250 ($373,586) against
a pre-sale estimate of £50,000-70,000. The painting tackles questions of history and Orientalism and
contrasts different but also connected histories of artistic definitions to rethink concepts of Orientalism,
femininity, the veil and the gaze.

The Daniel Gervis Collection,

Collection , comprised of an important group of paintings by Mubin Orhon, brought a
total of £338,500 ($551,620). Purchased directly from the artist and kept in the same collection for over fifty
years, this group of paintings presented a rare opportunity to acquire exceptional works of art by one of the
highest esteemed modern artists in history. The effects of Eastern Philosophy and Mysticism are inherent in
his paintings, bearing witness to his absolute concentration and devotion to create the most powerful
compositions with a musical serenity.

Mubin Orhon’s Untitled, dated 1963, which realised the within estimate sum of £241,250 (lot 60, est.
£200,000-300,000), headlined the collection and is an outstanding and extremely rare work from the artist’s
Hommage à Delacroix series. Orhon begun the series in 1963 after receiving an invitation to exhibit his work
at a group show curated by Raoul-Jean Moulin in Paris. Orhon’s Untitled - characterised by the absence of
any area not filled with the artist’s layered, sensual brushstroke - dated 1962, sold for £97,250, in excess of its
low estimate (lot 59, est. £80,000-120,000).

A further work by Burhan Dogancay, also performed very well. The artist’s acrylic on canvas Untitled, 1977,
sold for £151,250 ($246,477), well above pre-sale expectations (est. £50,000-70,000).

The price achieved of £61,250 for Ramazan Bayrakoglu’s satin and embroidery on canvas Untitled set a new
record for the artist at auction - smashing the previous record by more than £30,000 - and is more than five
times pre-sale expectations (est. £12,000—18,000). Painstakingly building up these images with embroidery
on coloured satin, Ramazan Bayrakoglu transfers photo-realistic portraits onto the cloth and creates a
topography of needlework across its surface. Trained as a painter, Bayrakoglu developed this distinct
methodology out of his early paintings, fusing elements of design, craftwork and painting.

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13 New Artist Records: 8 Benchmarks Set For Artists New to Auction:
Auction :
LOT 6 LOT 9
NURI KUZUCAN YASAM SASMAZER
6/6'DAN MANZARA (LANDSCAPE FROM 6/6) TREACHEROUS WOLF
acrylic on canvas colour patinated bronze
Estimate: £6,000—8,000 Estimate: £4,000—6,000
Sold for £6,875 Sold for £13,750
Previous record: £6,518
LOT 11
LOT 15 MUSTAFA OZBAKIR
ANSEN ATILLA ELISABETH VOGLER (FROM SCREAMS AND
GUNS OF WAR (FROM THE CIVILIZATIONS SERIES) WHISPERS SERIES)
C-print mounted on Dibond with Plexiglas face, in three parts oil on canvas
Estimate: £22,000—28,000 Estimate: £6,000—8,000
Sold for £39,650 Sold for £5,000
Previous record: £19,676
LOT 12
LOT 17 AHMET SEL
SENCER VARDARMAN UNDRESSED & GIRDED 1 (FROM THE ORIENTAL
BERLIN UNDER WATER (FROM THE TV-SCAPES ILLUSIONS SERIES)
SERIES) archival pigment print mounted on foam-board, in artist's frame
digital C-print mounted on aluminium with Plexiglas face Estimate: £3,000—5,000
Estimate: £3,500—4,500 Sold for £3,125
Sold for £4,375
Previous record: £3,750 LOT 21
ERDEM ERGAZ
LOT 19 UZUN UYKU (THE LONG SLEEP)
BEYZA BOYNUDELIK acrylic on canvas
ORMANCININ RUYASI (DREAM OF THE FORESTER) Estimate: £8,000—12,000
mixed media on canvas Sold for £10,000
Estimate: £4,000—6,000
Sold for £5,000 LOT 34
Previous record: £2,733 HANDAN FIGEN
STAIN
LOT 25 pencil and watercolour on paper laid down on canvas
ALEV GOZONAR Estimate: £3,000—5,000
UNTITLED Sold for £4,500
polymer clay and wire on wood, in artist's Plexiglas frame, in
two parts LOT 42
Estimate: £6,000—8,000 MEHMET ULUSEL
Sold for £6,250 UNTITLED
Previous record: £4,764 gouache, pen and collage on paper
Estimate: £3,000—5,000
LOT 28 Sold for £3,750
AZADE KOKER
KUZEY ORMANI (THE NORTH WOODS) LOT 43
paper collage on canvas ASLI TORCU
Estimate: £28,000—34,000 CEHENNEM BAHCESI (HELL'S GARDEN)
Sold for £34,850 mixed media on canvas, in two parts
Previous record: £25,324 Estimate: £6,000—8,000
Sold for £7,500
LOT 41
MURAT PULAT LOT 50
UNTITLED FUNDA ALKAN
oil on canvas AUDREY
Estimate: £6,000—8,000 wool and gilt thread embroidery on canvas
Sold for £15,000 Estimate: £3,000—5,000
Previous record: £11,250 Sold for £5,250
LOT 45

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GOZDE ILKIN
KIRALIK (FOR RENT)
dye and embroidery on found fabric
Estimate: £7,000—10,000
Sold for £7,500
Previous record: £6,250

LOT 48
FIRAT NEZIROGLU
MUHALLEBICI (BAKER)
wool threads, fishing line and Plexiglas rails
Estimate: £3,000—5,000
Sold for £3,750
Previous record: £3,342

LOT 51
RAMAZAN BAYRAKOGLU
UNTITLED
satin and embroidery on canvas
Estimate: £12,000—18,000
Sold for £61,250
Previous record £30,000

LOT 87
ALI TEOMAN GERMANER (ALOS)
UNTITLED
iron
Estimate: £10,000—15,000
Sold for £12,500
Previous record: £6,314

LOT 90
IHSAN CEMAL KARABURCAK
YELKEN SENFONISI (THE SYMPHONY OF THE SAILS)
oil on board
Estimate: £18,000—22,000
Sold for £75,650
Previous record: £40,886

LOT 94
FATMA TULIN
UNTITLED
oil and pastel on canvas
Estimate: £20,000—25,000
Sold for £22,500
Previous record: £3,197

Notes to Editor:
*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium

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