• Auction 21035

    Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Part II

    12 October 2022 - 3 November 2022, London

    SALE TOTAL: 653,310 (GBP)
36 Lots for Sale 21035
Lot 101
Chant Avedissian (Egyptian, 1951-2018)
Yousef Wehbe
stencil with acrylic and metallic paint on board
19 ¼ x 27 1/8in. (49 x 69cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($5,625 - $7,875)

price realized
£7,560
($8,505)
Lot 102
Ismail Fattah (Iraqi, 1934-2004)
Untitled
watercolour, oil and gouache on paper
28 7/8 x 21 ¼in. (73.5 x 54cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,000 - $13,500)

price realized
£7,560
($8,505)
Lot 103
Hafidh Al Droubi (Iraqi, 1914-1991)
The Couple
oil on canvas
25 x 34 7/8in. (63.5 x 88.5cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($33,750 - $45,000)

price realized
£30,240
($34,020)
Lot 104
Kamel El Telmissany (Egyptian, 1915-1972)
Portrait of Albert Cossery
watercolour and ink on board
15 x 10 5/8in. (38 x 27cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($13,500 - $20,250)

price realized
£13,860
($15,592)
Lot 105
Hayv Kahraman (Iraqi, b. 1981)
The Interpreter
oil on wood, in two parts
left: 48 x 48in. (121.9 x 121.9cm.);
right: 48 x 46in. (121.9 x 116.8cm.);
overall: 48 x 94in. (121.9 x 238.7cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($56,250 - $78,750)

price realized
£94,500
($106,312)
Lot 106
Ali Cherri (Lebanese, b. 1976)
Egyptology 2 (in search of the pharaohs)
plexiglass and acrylic paint on canvas
30 ¼ x 37 3/8in. (76.8 x 95cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($5,625 - $7,875)

price realized
£22,680
($25,515)
Lot 107
Mohamed Hamidi (Moroccan, b. 1941)
Untitled
gouache, metallic paint and felt-tip pen on paper mounted on panel
29 ¾ x 21 7/8in. (75.5 x 55.5cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($16,875 - $28,125)

price realized
£18,900
($21,262)
Lot 108
Ismail Fattah (Iraqi, 1934-2004)
Untitled
aluminum gold etching in wooden artist’s frame
etching: 17 ¾ x 13in. (45 x 33cm.)
artist's frame: 26 1/8 x 19 ½in. (66.5 x 49.5cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,000 - $13,500)

price realized
£8,820
($9,922)
Lot 109
Dana Awartani (Saudi Arabian, b. 1987)
Within a Sphere 12
natural pigment, gold leaf, pen and pencil on paper
28 ¾ x 28 ¾in. (73 x 73cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($6,750 - $9,000)

price realized
£6,930
($7,796)
Lot 110
Etel Adnan (Lebanese, 1925-2021)
Symbols
ink on paper
19 5/8 x 25 ½in. (49.7 x 64.7cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($16,875 - $28,125)

price realized
£18,900
($21,262)
Lot 111
Dia al-Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939)
The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh and Enkidu
ink and gouache on paper
20 7/8 x 13 ¾in. (53 x 35cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($13,500 - $20,250)

price realized
£16,380
($18,427)
Lot 112
Louay Kayyali (Syrian, 1934-1978)
Flowers
oil on masonite
26 x 18 ¼in. (66 x 46.3 cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($22,500 - $33,750)

Lot 113
Shafic Abboud (Lebanese, 1926-2004)
Composition
oil on canvas
16 1/8 x 15 ¾in. (41 x 40cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($13,500 - $20,250)

price realized
£20,160
($22,680)
Lot 115
Hafidh Aldroubi (Iraqi, 1914-1991)
Street Life
oil on canvas
44 ½ x 15 3/8in. (113 x 39cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £30,000
($28,125 - $33,750)

Lot 116
Shaker Hassan Al-Said (Iraqi, 1925-2004)
Untitled
oil on wood
47 7/8 x 24in. (121.5 x 61cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($45,000 - $67,500)

price realized
£50,400
($56,700)
Lot 117
Ayman Baalbaki (Lebanese, b. 1975)
Anonymous
acrylic on carton laid on canvas
27 ½ x 19 5/8in. (70 x 50cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($16,875 - $22,500)

Lot 118
Ali Cherri (Lebanese, b. 1976)
Heroes: The Rise and Fall
chrome plated brass and granite
22 x 10 ¼ x 5 1/8in. (56 x 26 x 13cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,000 - $13,500)

price realized
£8,820
($9,922)
Lot 119
Hazem Harb (Palestinian, b. 1980)
Hollyland
plexiglass letters on archival print mounted on board
41 3/8 x 92 ½in. (105 x 235cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($28,125 - $39,375)

price realized
£32,760
($36,855)
Lot 120
Dia al-Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939)
The Epic of Gilgamesh: Come to me, Gilgamesh, and be my Husband
ink and gouache on paper
20 7/8 x 13 ¾in. (53 x 35cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($13,500 - $20,250)

price realized
£17,640
($19,845)
Lot 122
Hafidh Al-Droubi (Iraqi, 1914-1991)
Blue Abstract
oil on canvas
34 ½ x 30 ½in. (87.5 x 77.5cm)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($13,500 - $20,250)

price realized
£16,380
($18,427)
Lot 123
Dana Awartani (Saudi Arabian, b. 1987)
Within a Sphere 6
natural pigment, gold leaf, pen and pencil on paper
28 ¾ x 28 ¾in. (73 x 73cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($6,750 - $9,000)

price realized
£6,930
($7,796)
Lot 124
Saliba Douaihy (Lebanese, 1912-1994)
Portrait de Carmen
oil on canvas
53 x 27 3/8in. (134.5 x 69.5cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £25,000
($22,500 - $28,125)

Lot 125
Paul Guiragossian (LEBANESE, 1926–1993)
Oriflamme
oil on canvas laid on board
23 ½ x 18 ½in. (59.6 x 47cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £30,000
($28,125 - $33,750)

price realized
£27,720
($31,185)
Lot 126
Helen Khal (Lebanese, 1923-2009)
Still Life
oil on wood
21 1/8 x 28 ¾in. (53.6 x 73cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($13,500 - $20,250)

price realized
£20,160
($22,680)
Lot 127
Marwan (Syrian, 1934-2016)
Untitled (Still Life)
oil on canvas
25 5/8 x 39 3/8in. (65 x 100cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($33,750 - $45,000)

Lot 128
Sadegh Tabrizi (Iranian, 1938-2017)
Untitled
oil, ink, and gold leaf on canvas
49 x 68 5/8in. (124.5 x 174.3cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($16,875 - $22,500)

price realized
£10,080
($11,340)
Lot 129
Chant Avedissian (Egyptian, 1951-2018)
Icons of the Nile 1
acrylic and hand-coloured stencil on cardboard
97 x 59in. (246.5 x 150cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($33,750 - $45,000)

price realized
£75,600
($85,050)
Lot 130
Y.Z Kami (Iranian, b. 1956)
Untitled
oil on canvas laid on linen, in 6 parts
i: 10 3/8 x 7 7/8in.(26.5 x 20cm.)
ii: 15 1/8 x 8 5/8in.(38.4 x 22cm.)
iii: 16 ¼ x 9 5/8in.(41.2 x 24.4cm.)
iv: 18 7/8 x 8 7/8in.(48 x 22.5cm.)
v: 15 3/8 x 8 3/8in.(39 x 21.4cm.)
vi: 17 1/8 x 9in.(43.4 x 23cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($16,875 - $22,500)

price realized
£16,380
($18,427)
Lot 131
Aref El Rayess (Lebanese, 1928-2005)
Untitled
oil on canvas
17 1/8 x 21 1/8in. (43.5 x 53.5cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($11,250 - $16,875)

Lot 132
Serwan Baran (Iraqi, b. 1968)
Untitled
oil on canvas
34 ¼ x 50in. (87 x 127cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($6,750 - $9,000)

price realized
£13,860
($15,592)
Lot 133
Chant Avedissian (Egyptian, 1951-2018)
Leyla Fawzy
stencil with acrylic and metallic paint on board
19 ¼ x 27 1/8in. (49 x 69cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($5,625 - $7,875)

price realized
£6,300
($7,087)
Lot 134
Ismail Fattah (Iraqi, 1934-2004)
Untitled
watercolor, ink and acrylic on paper
29 1/8 x 21 5/8in. (74 x 55cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($6,750 - $9,000)

price realized
£9,450
($10,631)
Lot 135
Reza Derakshani (Iranian, b. 1952)
A Scene from 'Khosro and Shirin'
oil, encaustic and gold leaf on canvas, in two parts, laid down on canvas
overall: 70 2/3 x 78 3/8in. (179.5 x 199cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £30,000
($28,125 - $33,750)

price realized
£44,100
($49,612)
Lot 136
Ziad Antar (Lebanese, b. 1978)
Jebel el Nour
gelatin silver print mounted on Dibond
49 ¼ x 49 ¼in. (125 x 125cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($6,750 - $9,000)

price realized
£7,560
($8,505)
Lot 137
Ali Cherri (Lebanese, b. 1976)
Paysages Tremblants-Mekkah
archival ink stamp on lithograph
27 ½ x 39 3/8in. (70 x 100cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($5,625 - $7,875)

price realized
£7,560
($8,505)
Lot 138
Samir Rafi (Egyptian, 1926-2003)
Untitled
oil on board
20 ½ x 29 1/8in. (52 x 74cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($16,875 - $22,500)

price realized
£15,120
($17,010)
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