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Auction date : 27 Apr 2023
Sotheby’s upcoming 20th Century Art / Middle East online-only sale brings together a tightly curated selection of 66 artworks encompassing the creative spirit of artists from North Africa, Turkey, Iran and the Middle East. The sale is led by an important painting by Aref El Rayess from his iconic desert series produced when he was living in Jeddah. Further highlights include rare works by Marcos Gregorian, Huguette Caland, Manoucher Yektai, Paul Guiragossian and Juliana Seraphim. A portion of the sale is composed of various abstract works by artists such as Mohammed Melehi, Douglas Abdell, Sohrab Sepehri, Shakir Hassan, Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam and Nadia Saikali amongst others. A series of prints focusing on the Yemeni Sailors who settled in South Shields from a project between Bridge + Tunnel productions and Youssef Nabil which explores their legacy.
watercolour and oil on paper
47.6 × 68cm
Est: 12,000 - 18,000£
Price realized: 27,940£≈ $34,900 1 GBP = 1.2487 USD · 27 Apr 2023 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 86% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
Price realized: 10,710$Result with buyer's premium 328% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
Lot: 1149
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000$
Hammer price: 8,500$
2019 | Untitled115 × 82 cmoil on matboard
Lot: 1149
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000$
Hammer price: 8,500$
Lot 11
Untitled
watercolour on paper, laid down on mount
51 × 37.5cm
Est: 8,000 - 12,000£
Price realized: 7,620£≈ $9,520 1 GBP = 1.2487 USD · 27 Apr 2023 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 24% below the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
oil on canvas
81 × 76cm
Est: 20,000 - 30,000£
Price realized: 165,100£≈ $206,000 1 GBP = 1.2487 USD · 27 Apr 2023 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 560% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
mixed materials
205 × 120cm
Est: 50,000 - 70,000£
Price realized: 152,400£≈ $190,000 1 GBP = 1.2487 USD · 27 Apr 2023 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 154% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
oil on card
34 × 51.5cm
Est: 10,000 - 15,000£
Passed
mixed technique on paper
20 × 29.7cm
Est: 6,000 - 8,000£
Passed
watercolour on paper laid down on canvas
77 × 51cm
Est: 15,000 - 25,000£
Price realized: 27,940£≈ $34,900 1 GBP = 1.2487 USD · 27 Apr 2023 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 40% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
oil on canvas
48 × 57cm
Est: 15,000 - 25,000£
Price realized: 27,940£≈ $34,900 1 GBP = 1.2487 USD · 27 Apr 2023 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 40% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
watercolor on paper laid down on matboard
69.2 × 48.9cm
Est: 12,000 - 18,000£
Price realized: 19,050£≈ $23,800 1 GBP = 1.2487 USD · 27 Apr 2023 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 27% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
watercolor on paper
49.5 × 34.5cm
Est: 8,000 - 12,000£
Price realized: 9,525£≈ $11,900 1 GBP = 1.2487 USD · 27 Apr 2023 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 5% below the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
ink and gouache on paper
13.6 × 36.8cm
Est: 5,000 - 7,000£
Passed
ink and gouache on paper
17.1 × 28.6cm
Est: 2,000 - 3,000£
Price realized: 2,790£≈ $3,480 1 GBP = 1.2487 USD · 27 Apr 2023 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 12% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
Lot 44
1962 | Untitled
pastel and gouache on paper
54 × 39cm
Est: 5,000 - 7,000£
Passed
Lot 45
Untitled
pastel, gouache and acrylic on paper
54 × 39cm
Est: 2,000 - 3,000£
Passed
Lot 46
Untitled
pastel, gouache and acrylic on paper
39 × 54cm
Est: 2,000 - 3,000£
Price realized: 2,540£≈ $3,170 1 GBP = 1.2487 USD · 27 Apr 2023 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 2% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
embroidery on canvas
150 × 110cm
Est: 30,000 - 50,000£
Price realized: 57,150£≈ $71,400 1 GBP = 1.2487 USD · 27 Apr 2023 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 43% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
mixed materials on canvas
126 × 106.5cm
Est: 15,000 - 25,000£
Price realized: 20,320£≈ $25,400 1 GBP = 1.2487 USD · 27 Apr 2023 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 2% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
