• Auction 20452

    Middle Eastern 20th and 21st Century Art

    20 October 2021 - 3 November 2021, London

    SALE TOTAL: 2,285,375 (GBP)
45 Lots for Sale 20452
Lot 1
Helen Khal (Lebanese, 1923-2009)
Untitled
oil on canvas
36 2/3 x 36 2/3 in. (93 x 93cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($20,430 - $27,240)

price realized
£30,000
($40,860)
Lot 3
Gazbia Sirry (Egyptian, b. 1925)
Mother Desert
oil on canvas
27 7/8 x 38 ½ in. (71 x 98cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($27,240 - $40,860)

price realized
£37,500
($51,075)
Lot 4
Gazbia Sirry (Egyptian, b. 1925)
The Mountain and the Desert
oil on canvas
21 2/3 x 39 3/8 in. (55 x 99cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($16,344 - $24,516)

price realized
£22,500
($30,645)
Lot 5
Paul Guiragossian (Lebanese, 1926-1993)
Rêves du Poète (Ahlam Abu'l Alaa)
oil on canvas
27 ½ x 31 ½ in. (70 x 80cm.)
estimate
£22,000 - £28,000
($29,964 - $38,136)

price realized
£37,500
($51,075)
Lot 6
Paul Guiragossian (Lebanese, 1926-1993)
Noces (Laylat el Henna)
oil on canvas
31 ½ x 23 2/3 in. (80 x 60cm.)
estimate
£22,000 - £28,000
($29,964 - $38,136)

price realized
£35,000
($47,670)
Lot 7
Hamed Ewais (Egyptian, 1919-2011)
At the Zoo
oil on canvas
35 7/8 x 29 7/8 in. (91 x 76cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £25,000
($27,240 - $34,050)

price realized
£150,000
($204,300)
Lot 8
Hamed Ewais (Egyptian, 1919-2011)
Workers Resting
oil on canvas
38 7/8 x 50 ¾ in. (99 x 129cm.)
estimate
£35,000 - £45,000
($47,670 - $61,290)

price realized
£437,500
($595,875)
Lot 9
Mahmoud Sabri (Iraqi, 1927-2012)
Untitled (from the 'Mother of the National Hero' series)
oil on canvas
37 3/8 x 49 1/8 in. (95 x 125cm.)
estimate
£140,000 - £180,000
($190,680 - $245,160)

price realized
£237,500
($323,475)
Lot 10
Kadhim Haider (Iraqi, 1932-1985)
He is destroyed that he may then return (from 'The Martyr's Epic' series)
oil on canvas
20 x 16in. (50.8 x 40.6cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($54,480 - $81,720)

price realized
£118,750
($161,737)
Lot 13
Faeq Hassan (Iraqi, 1914-1992)
Portrait of Rita Parker
oil on canvas
30 x 25in. (76.2 x 63.5cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,810 - $9,534)

price realized
£5,000
($6,810)
Lot 14
Hafidh Al-Droubi (Iraqi, 1914-1991)
Kadhimain Alley
oil on canvas
32 x 14in. (81.3 x 35.5cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($16,344 - $24,516)

price realized
£52,500
($71,505)
Lot 15
Dia Al-Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939)
Man and Woman
oil on canvas
26 x 21 ½ in. (66 x 54.6cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($54,480 - $81,720)

price realized
£150,000
($204,300)
Lot 16
Lorna Selim (Iraqi, 1928-2021)
Old Houses in Karkh
oil on board
11 ½ x 43 ¾ in. (29.2 x 111cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($4,086 - $5,448)

price realized
£10,625
($14,471)
Lot 17
Lorna Selim (Iraqi, 1928-2021)
Shorja Square
oil on Masonite
6 ¼ x 40 ¼ in. (15.9 x 102.2cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($4,086 - $5,448)

price realized
£6,250
($8,512)
Lot 18
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (Iraqi, 1929-2011)
Woman in Abaya
wood
24 x 5 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. (61 x 15 x 10cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,896 - $16,344)

price realized
£10,000
($13,620)
Lot 19
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (Iraqi, 1929-2011)
Mother and Son
bronze
8 2/3 x 2 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. (22 x 7.5 x 8cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,448 - $8,172)

price realized
£3,750
($5,107)
Lot 20
Ghazi Al Saudi (Iraqi, b. 1935)
The Barber
oil on canvas
22 x 15 ½ in. (55.8 x 39.4cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,534 - $13,620)

price realized
£52,500
($71,505)
Lot 21
Salim Al Dabbagh (Iraqi, b. 1941)
Two Figures
oil and encaustic on board
18 2/3 x 16 ¾ in. (47.5 x 42.5cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,810 - $9,534)

price realized
£5,625
($7,661)
Lot 22
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (Iraqi, 1924-2002)
Friendship
oil on canvas
19 ¾ x 25 ½ in. (50 x 64.7cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,810 - $9,534)

price realized
£6,875
($9,363)
Lot 23
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (Iraqi, 1924-2002)
Three Girls
gouache and ink on paper
17 ½ x 16 ½ in. (44.5 x 42cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,362 - $2,043)

price realized
£4,000
($5,448)
Lot 24
Adham Ibrahim (Iraqi, b. 1934)
Women and Ox
oil on canvas
18 7/8 x 16 ½ in. (48 x 42cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,534 - $13,620)

price realized
£32,500
($44,265)
Lot 25
Maurice Haddad (Iraqi, b. 1937)
Arab Mulateer
oil on canvas
18 ¼ x 22in. (46.3 x 55.8cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,534 - $13,620)

price realized
£16,250
($22,132)
Lot 26
Jabbar Daoud (Iraqi, b. 1934)
Arab Family
oil on canvas
30 x 18in. (76.2 x 45.7cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,534 - $13,620)

price realized
£35,000
($47,670)
Lot 27
Saad Al-Tai (Iraqi, b. 1935)
Man and his Son
oil on canvas
31 ½ x 23 ½ in. (80 x 59.7cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,534 - $13,620)

price realized
£11,875
($16,173)
Lot 28
Faraj Abbo (Iraqi, 1921-1984)
Pinwheel Seller
acrylic and gold leaf on paper
17 ¾ x 13 ¼ in. (45 x 33.6cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,362 - $2,043)

price realized
£3,250
($4,426)
Lot 29
Saadi Al-Kaabi (Iraqi, b. 1937)
Two Horses
oil and encaustic on canvas
36 x 19 ¾ in. (91.4 x 50cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($8,172 - $10,896)

price realized
£6,875
($9,466)
Lot 30
Tahir Ibrahim Fattah (Iraqi, b. 1941)
Pasture with Horses
oil on canvas
23.5 x 39in. (59.7 x 99cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,534 - $13,620)

price realized
£4,375
($6,024)
Lot 32
Mohamed Melehi (Moroccan, 1936-2020)
Untitled
oil on canvas
38 1/8 x 51 1/8 in. (97 x 130cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £100,000
($81,720 - $136,200)

price realized
£187,500
($255,375)
Lot 34
Azra Aghighi Bakhshayeshi (Iranian, b. 1968)
Chahar So (Mecca)
ink on canvas
56 2/3 x 56 2/3 in. (144 x 144cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,620 - $20,430)

price realized
£27,500
($37,455)
Lot 36
Ahmed Shibrain (Sudanese, 1931-2017)
Untitled
oil on canvas
28 ¾ x 28 ¾ in. (73 x 73cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,620 - $20,430)

price realized
£8,750
($11,917)
Lot 37
Hussein Shariffe (Sudanese, 1934-2005)
Untitled
oil on board
24 ¾ x 33 ½ in. (63 x 85cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,620 - $20,430)

price realized
£10,000
($13,620)
Lot 38
Omer Uluc (Turkish, 1931-2010)
Untitled
oil on canvas
59 x 117 ¾ in. (149.5 x 299cm.)
estimate
£35,000 - £45,000
($47,670 - $61,290)

price realized
£43,750
($59,587)
Lot 39
Dia Al-Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939)
Face
acrylic on paper laid down on canvas
47 ¼ x 60 ½ in. (120 x 153cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £30,000
($34,050 - $40,860)

price realized
£30,000
($40,860)
Lot 42
Farhad Moshiri (Iranian, b. 1963)
I don't know why am I so distressed tonight?
oil on canvas
69 x 49 in. (175.3 x 124.5 cm.)
estimate
£35,000 - £45,000
($47,670 - $61,290)

price realized
£56,250
($76,612)
Lot 43
Naim Ismail (Syrian, 1930-1979)
Hay Ibn Yakzan (The Gazelle Boy)
oil on canvas
27 ½ x 39 3/8 in. (70 x 100cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($20,430 - $27,240)

price realized
£106,250
($144,712)
Lot 44
Louay Kayyali (Syrian, 1934-1978)
Portrait of Thouraya El Metwally
oil on canvas
37 3/8 x 30 1/8 in. (96.5 x 76.5cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($54,480 - $81,720)

price realized
£43,750
($60,243)
Lot 45
Louay Kayyali (Syrian, 1934-1978)
At the Night
oil on Masonite
37 ¾ x 29 7/8 in. (96 x 76cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($68,100 - $95,340)

price realized
£75,000
($103,275)
Lot 48
Ismail Shammout (Palestinian, 1930-2006)
Generations of Struggle
oil on canvas
29 ¾ x 23 2/3 in. (75.5 x 60 cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £30,000
($34,050 - $40,860)

price realized
£25,000
($34,425)
Lot 49
Abdulnasser Gharem (Saudi Arabian, b. 1973)
Hemisphere
rubber stamp, digital print & paint on 9mm Indonesian plywood
62 7/8 x 78 ¾ in. (160 x 200cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($81,720 - $108,960)

price realized
£81,250
($110,662)
Lot 51
Ahmed Mater (Saudi Arabian, b. 1979)
Yellow Cow Cheese (Yellow, Red, White)
silkscreen on somerset tub paper
each: 56 2/3 x 45 ¼ in. (144 x 115cm.)
overall: 113 1/3 x 90 ½ in. (288 x 230cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,810 - $9,534)

price realized
£6,875
($9,363)
Lot 52
Ahmed Mater (Saudi Arabian, b. 1979)
Evolution of Man
silkscreen print on archival paper, in five parts
each: 31 ½ x 23 2/3 in. (80 x 60cm.)
overall: 31 ½ x 117 1/8 in. (80 x 300cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,534 - $13,620)

price realized
£18,750
($25,818)
Lot 53
Maha Malluh (Saudi Arabian, b. 1959)
Food for Thought
vintage audio tapes and wood bread baking trays
23 2/3 x 39 3/8 in. (60 x 100cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,620 - $20,430)

price realized
£30,000
($40,860)
Lot 54
Athier (Iraqi, b. 1982)
Melting a False Monument Study
acrylic on linen
78 ¾ x 86 2/3 in. (200 x 220cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,534 - $13,620)

price realized
£8,125
($11,066)
Lot 55
Shaweesh (Saudi Arabian, b. 1990)
Al-Baik (Iwo Jima)
handprinted photo-etching
image: 15 ¾ x 19 2/3 in. (40 x 50cm.)
sheet: 22 ½ x 29 ¾ in. (57.1 x 75.5cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,724 - $4,086)

price realized
£2,000
($2,754)
Lot 56
Shaweesh (Saudi Arabian, b. 1990)
Captain America (Refugees)
handprinted photo-etching
image: 19 2/3 x 19in. (50 x 48.5cm.)
sheet: 30 x 22 ½ in. (76.2 x 57 1/8 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,724 - $4,086)

price realized
£1,125
($1,549)
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