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Auction date : 28 Oct 2025
Sotheby's London presents an exceptional selection of prominent works by coveted artists from the Arab world, North Africa, Iran, and Türkiye.
This tightly curated sale celebrates the breadth and depth of art from the region with a wide representation of countries, mediums, and subjects from the modern to contemporary period.
Representing the contemporary generation are artists Hassan Meer, Faisal Samra, Hassan Hajjaj, Mahi Binebine, and Najat Makki.
chalk pastel on paper
64.7 × 41.7cm
Est: 12,000 - 18,000£
Price realized: 20,320£≈ $27,000 1 GBP = 1.3276 USD · 28 Oct 2025 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 35% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
Price realized: 254£≈ $329 1 GBP = 1.2954 USD · 25 Mar 2025 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 83% below the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
Lot: 10
Estimate: 1,000 - 2,000£
2010 | Interrupted 1102 × 152.5 cmchromogenic print
Lot: 10
Estimate: 1,000 - 2,000£
acrylic on canvas
135.3 × 113.7cm
Est: 30,000 - 40,000£
Price realized: 57,150£≈ $75,900 1 GBP = 1.3276 USD · 28 Oct 2025 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 63% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
bronze
19.5 × 6.2 × 4cm
Est: 20,000 - 30,000£
Price realized: 25,400£≈ $33,700 1 GBP = 1.3276 USD · 28 Oct 2025 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 2% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
bronze
14.7 × 15 × 11.5cm
Est: 20,000 - 30,000£
Price realized: 30,480£≈ $40,500 1 GBP = 1.3276 USD · 28 Oct 2025 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 22% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
watercolor and gouache on paper
107.5 × 73.5cm
Est: 20,000 - 30,000£
Price realized: 25,400£≈ $33,700 1 GBP = 1.3276 USD · 28 Oct 2025 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 2% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
gouache on paper
75.5 × 50.5cm
Est: 20,000 - 30,000£
Price realized: 25,400£≈ $33,700 1 GBP = 1.3276 USD · 28 Oct 2025 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 2% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
oil and sand on canvas
130.5 × 80.5cm
Est: 70,000 - 90,000£
Price realized: 88,900£≈ $118,000 1 GBP = 1.3276 USD · 28 Oct 2025 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 11% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
oil, metallic pigment and photo collage on coated paper
50.2 × 65cm
Est: 12,000 - 18,000£
Price realized: 30,480£≈ $40,500 1 GBP = 1.3276 USD · 28 Oct 2025 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 103% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
pencil and colored pen on paper with metallic overlays
75 × 97.3cm
Est: 15,000 - 25,000£
Passed
oil on canvas
148.1 × 90cm
Est: 30,000 - 40,000£
Price realized: 53,340£≈ $70,800 1 GBP = 1.3276 USD · 28 Oct 2025 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 52% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
oil on canvas
52.7 × 30.7cm
Est: 30,000 - 40,000£
Passed
oil, acrylic and glitter on canvas
169.5 × 169.5cm
Est: 60,000 - 80,000£
Passed
pencil on paper
24 × 33cm
Est: 6,000 - 8,000£
Price realized: 7,620£≈ $10,100 1 GBP = 1.3276 USD · 28 Oct 2025 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 9% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
pencil on paper
24 × 33cm
Est: 6,000 - 8,000£
Price realized: 7,620£≈ $10,100 1 GBP = 1.3276 USD · 28 Oct 2025 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 9% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
pencil on paper
24 × 33cm
Est: 6,000 - 8,000£
Price realized: 7,620£≈ $10,100 1 GBP = 1.3276 USD · 28 Oct 2025 · ECB reference rateResult with buyer's premium 9% above the mid-estimate. Estimates exclude the buyer's premium.
mixed materials on canvas
161 × 153.2cm
Est: 20,000 - 30,000£
Passed
lambda print on photographic paper
74 × 100cm
Est: 4,000 - 6,000£
Passed
Lot 74
1962 | Untitled
pastel and gouache on paper
54 × 39cm
Est: 5,000 - 7,000£
Passed
