Akyavaş’s work sold at auction

ISTANBUL - Anatolia News Agency

Painter Erol Akyavaş’s work titled ‘Pargalı İbrahim Paşa’s Palace’ sold for 75,000 Turkish Liras. DHA photo

The 24th Artı Mezat Modern and Contemporary Turkish art auction took place April 7 at Istanbul’s Sofa Hotel.

A total of 121 works went under the hammer. Erol Akyavaş’s work “Pargalı İbrahim Paşa’s Palace” sold for 75,000 Turkish Liras. The mixed-technique painting dates from 1986 and measures 72 by 53 centimeters.

The auction also included works from Fahrelnisa Zeid, Nuri İyem and Burhan Doğançay. The work titled “Rotation” by Zeid sold for 300,000 liras, while Doğançay’s “Formula 1” wall series work sold for 155,000 liras. İyem’s work titled “Nude” sold for 120,000 liras. Bedri Baykam’s “Horses” sold for 70,000 liras.

Earlier a work from Akyavaş’s 1989 “Kabe” series was sold for 2.9 million liras. At an auction by Antik A.Ş. on Nov. 18, one of the highlights of the sale was Akyavaş’s “Fallen City,” a monumental canvas from 1982 sold for 1.3 million liras. It had an estimated value of $300,000 to $400,000 and had been expected to generate tremendous excitement among buyers.