days
hours
minutes
seconds
Auction 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
oil on canvas
acrylic on paper mounted on board
oil on canvas
gouache and oil on paper
hand embroidery on canvas
Passed
Lot 47
2014copper tubes
Passed
acrylic on matboard
ink and pencil on paper
Previous Highlights
-
Bahman Mohassess 25 Apr 20241964 | Untitled (Fifi with Guitare)
71 × 50.5 cm oil and mixed materials on canvasLot:510 Estimate:150,000 - 200,000£ Hammer price:240,000£
