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oil on canvas
71 × 101cm
Est: 30,000 - 40,000£
Price realized: 72,000£≈ $93,500 1 GBP = 1.2984 USD · 22 Oct 2024 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 106% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
Modern & Contemporary Middle East
Sotheby's London | LondonAuction date : 22 Oct 2024
Modern and Contemporary Middle East auction which offers a curated selection of paintings, sculptures, ceramics, works on paper and a tapestry from the region’s most celebrated artists. Notable highlights include a monumental figure by the reclusive Iranian artist Bahman Mohassess; a tapestry designed by Simone Baltaxe and woven in Lebanon; a leporello by artist/poet Etel Adnan; two large scale paintings by Aref El Rayess and a sculpture by Mona Saudi which was published in 1981.
An important part of the sale features a small selection of highlights from this summer’s Khamseen exhibition, showcasing some of the most renowned Saudi Arabian pioneers, notably Mohammed Al Saleem, Abdulhalim Radwi, Abdullah Al Shaikh and Saud Al Qahtani. The sale celebrates the breadth and depth of Middle Eastern, Iranian, Turkish and North African art with a wide representation of countries, mediums and subjects.
Artworks by Iranians
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Bahman Mohassess25 Apr 2024
Price realized: 304,800£≈ $381,000 1 GBP = 1.2512 USD · 25 Apr 2024 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 74% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
Lot: 510
Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000£
Hammer price: 240,000£
1964 | Untitled (Fifi with Guitare)71 × 50.5 cmoil and mixed materials on canvas
Lot: 510
Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000£
Hammer price: 240,000£
