Mubin Orhon is the central figure in Sotheby’s new Turkish contemporary art auction.
Istanbul-born, Paris-based painter Mubin Orhon, whose untitled work from 1960 set a record price for the artist at a Christie’s auction in 2008 ($374,500), is a central figure in Sotheby’s upcoming Turkish contemporary art auction, to be held on April 15 in London. Orhon, who died in Paris in 1981, was known for bold, monochromatic, abstract works, one of which sold at Sotheby’s inaugural Turkish contemporary art sale earlier this year. That untitled work was estimated to fetch between $90,000 and $120,000 and sold for $291,500, the most expensive work at the auction. The current work on offer, a perfect square made up of an infinitely deep, vibrant red with barely discernable shade variations, holds the same estimate and will almost certainly exceed it. – From Robb Report