• Auction 22131

    Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art

    9 November 2023, London

    SALE TOTAL: 2,073,582 (GBP)
55 Lots for Sale 22131
Lot 49
AHMED MATER (B. 1979, TABUK)
From the Real to the Symbolic City (Desert of Pharan series)
fine art latex print on matte 200gm unbleached printing paper
image: 107 x 88 ½in. (271.8 x 224.8cm.)
framed: 118 x 98 ½in. (300 x 250.2cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($49,080 - $73,620)

price realized
£75,600
($92,761)
Lot 50
SULTAN BIN FAHAD (B. 1971, RIYADH)
Mosques (Holy Economy series)
plastic beads and acrylic on canvas, in artist's frame
60 ¼ x 61in. (153.1 x 155cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($24,540 - $36,810)

price realized
£25,200
($30,920)
Lot 52
NABIL NAHAS (B. 1949, BEIRUT)
Orion
acrylic and pumice on canvas
71 x 59 ½in. (180.5 x 151cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($49,080 - $73,620)

price realized
£113,400
($139,141)
Lot 53
ETEL ADNAN (1925, BEIRUT - 2021, PARIS)
Untitled
oil on canvas
9 ½ x 11 ¾in. (24 x 30cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($73,620 - $98,160)

price realized
£214,200
($262,823)
Lot 54
SIMONE FATTAL (B. 1942, DAMASCUS)
Untitled
oil on canvas
39 ¾ x 32 1/8in. (100.8 x 81.5cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,405 - $24,540)

price realized
£47,880
($58,748)
Lot 55
NADIA SAIKALI (B. 1936, BEIRUT)
Untitled
oil on canvas
39 ½ x 39 ½in. (100.3 x 100.3cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($24,540 - $36,810)

price realized
£25,200
($30,920)
Lot 56
HELEN KHAL (1923, ALLENTOWN - 2009, AJALTOUN)
Untitled
oil on canvas
32 5/8 x 24 ¾in. (83 x 63cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($24,540 - $36,810)

price realized
£69,300
($85,031)
Lot 57
PAUL GUIRAGOSSIAN (1926, JERUSALEM - 1993, BEIRUT)
Chuchotement (Whispers)
oil on canvas
39 ¼ x 39 ¼in. (100.3 x 100.3cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($49,080 - $73,620)

price realized
£119,700
($146,871)
Lot 58
HELEN KHAL (1923, ALLENTOWN - 2009, AJALTOUN)
Untitled
oil on canvas
23 7/8 x 35 7/8in. (60.5 x 91cm.)
estimate
£18,000 - £22,000
($22,086 - $26,994)

price realized
£44,100
($54,110)
Lot 59
HELEN KHAL (1923, ALLENTOWN - 2009, AJALTOUN)
Untitled
oil on masonite
21 ¼ x 28 3/8in. (54 x 72.1cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($24,540 - $36,810)

Lot 61
ABD AL-HADI EL-GAZZAR (1925, ALEXANDRIA - 1966, CAIRO)
Abstraction
oil and mixed media on panel
18 1/8 x 23 5/8in. (46 x 60cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($49,080 - $73,620)

Lot 62
ABD AL-HADI EL-GAZZAR (1925, ALEXANDRIA - 1966, CAIRO)
The Damned Son of a Bitch
pen, India ink and red ink on paper
24 x 18 5/8in. (60.8 x 47.2cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($24,540 - $36,810)

price realized
£69,300
($85,031)
Lot 63
SAMIR RAFI (1926, CAIRO - 2004, PARIS)
Untitled
acrylic on red paper
19 ¾ x 25 ½in. (50.1 x 64.9cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,362 - $9,816)

price realized
£7,560
($9,276)
Lot 64
KAMEL EL TELMISSANY (1915, QALYUBIYYA - 1972, BEIRUT)
Untitled
oil on canvas
31 1/8 x 25in. (79 x 63.5cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($73,620 - $98,160)

price realized
£100,800
($123,580)
Lot 65
MAHMOUD SABRI (1927, BAGHDAD - 2012, MAIDENHEAD)
Rural family
oil on canvas
27 3/8 x 39in. (69.5 x 99cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($147,240 - $220,860)

price realized
£151,200
($185,522)
Lot 66
MAHMOUD SABRI (1927, BAGHDAD - 2012, MAIDENHEAD)
Farmer family
felt-tip pen and ink on paper
16 5/8 x 11 ¾in. (42.1 x 30cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,270 - $18,405)

price realized
£30,240
($37,104)
Lot 67
KADHIM HAYDAR (1932, BAGHDAD - 1985, BAGHDAD)
TOBIAS AND THE ANGEL
watercolour and graphite on paper
upper drawing: 20 1/8 x 25 ¼in. (51 x 64cm.)
lower drawing: 20 ¼ x 25 ¼in. (52 x 64cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($24,540 - $36,810)

price realized
£25,200
($30,920)
Lot 68
SHAKER HASSAN AL-SAID (1925, SAMAWAH - 2004, BAGHDAD)
Untitled
oil on cardboard
20 ¼ x 27 1/8in. (52 x 69cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($36,810 - $61,350)

price realized
£37,800
($46,380)
Lot 69
HAFIDH AL-DROUBI (1914, BAGHDAD - 1991, BAGHDAD)
View of the Tigris
oil on canvas
27 3/8 x 23 3/8in. (69.5 x 59.5cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,405 - $24,540)

price realized
£37,800
($46,380)
Lot 70
HAFIDH AL-DROUBI (1914, BAGHDAD - 1991, BAGHDAD)
Landscape Scene
oil on panel
34 ¼ x 18 7/8in. (87 x 47.8cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,270 - $18,405)

price realized
£12,600
($15,460)
Lot 71
NEZIHA SELIM (1927, ISTANBUL - 2008, BAGHDAD)
Untitled
oil on canvas
20 1/8 x 15 ¾in. (51.2 x 40.1cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,362 - $9,816)

price realized
£27,720
($34,012)
Lot 72
ISMAIL Al-SHEIKHLY (1924, BAGHDAD - 2002, BAGHDAD)
Untitled
oil on board
23 ¾ x 19 ¾in. (60.4 x 50.1cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,135 - $8,589)

price realized
£5,040
($6,184)
Lot 73
MANOUCHER YEKTAI (1921, TEHRAN - 2019, NEW YORK)
Bowl of Fruit
oil on canvas
12 x 14 1/8in. (30.5 x 35.9cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,405 - $24,540)

price realized
£20,160
($24,736)
Lot 74
BAYA (1931, BORDJ EL KIFFAN - 1998, BLIDA)
Untitled
gouache, ink and graphite on paper
25 ½ x 19 ¾in. (64.9 x 50cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,405 - $24,540)

price realized
£47,880
($58,748)
Lot 75
HAYV KAHRAMAN (B. 1981, BAGHDAD)
Bird Fetus
Sumi ink and felt-tip pen on paper
13 5/8 x 18 ¾in. (34.6 x 47.6cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,816 - $14,724)

price realized
£10,080
($12,368)
Lot 76
PARVIZ TANAVOLI (B. 1937, TEHRAN)
The Wall and the Script
bronze
25 3/8 x 17 3/8 x 9 5/8in. (64.5 x 44 x 24.5cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($61,350 - $85,890)

price realized
£75,600
($92,761)
Lot 77
AZRA AGHIGHI BAKHSHAYESHI (B. 1968, QOM)
Untitled
ink and acrylic on canvas
59 x 59in. (150 x 150cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($14,724 - $22,086)

Lot 78
ETEL ADNAN (1925, BEIRUT - 2021, PARIS)
Untitled
ink and pen on paper
11 ¼ x 16 ½in. (28.7 x 41.9cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,816 - $14,724)

price realized
£16,380
($20,098)
Lot 79
SHIRIN NESHAT (B. 1957, QAZVIN)
Identified (Women of Allah series)
ink on gelatin silver print
image: 13 1/8 x 8 5/8in. (33.4 x 22cm.)
sheet: 14 x 11in. (35.5 x 27.7cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,270 - $18,405)

price realized
£18,900
($23,190)
Lot 80
TAREK AL-GHOUSSEIN (1962, KUWAIT CITY - 2022, NEW YORK)
K Files, 735
archival digital print
23.6 x 35.4in. (60 x 90cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £4,000
($2,454 - $4,908)

price realized
£7,560
($9,276)
Lot 81
TAREK AL-GHOUSSEIN (1962, KUWAIT CITY - 2022, NEW YORK)
K Files, 503 (ocean view)
archival digital print
23.6 x 35.4in. (60 x 90cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £4,000
($2,454 - $4,908)

price realized
£5,292
($6,493)
Lot 82
YOUSSEF NABIL (B. 1972, CAIRO)
Untitled (Shirin Neshat)
hand-coloured gelatin silver print
image: 10 3/8 x 15 3/8in. (26.2 x 39.2cm.)
sheet: 10 5/8 x 15 ¾in. (27 x 40cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,135 - $8,589)

price realized
£6,300
($7,730)
Lot 83
HASSAN HAJJAJ (B. 1961, LARACHE)
Eyes on me
digital C-print with coloured sand bottles assemblage, in artist's walnut frame
35 3/8 x 23 3/8in. (89.8 x 59.5cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,135 - $8,589)

price realized
£11,340
($13,914)
Lot 84
HASSAN SHARIF (1951, BANDAR LENGEH - 2016, DUBAI)
Fluorescent Pink
cardboard, cotton rope, jute, paper maché, canvas and acrylic
35 x 21 5/8 x 7in. (89 x 55 x 7cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($36,810 - $61,350)

Lot 85
NABIL NAHAS (B. 1949, BEIRUT)
Untitled
metallic paint, acrylic and pumice on canvas
32 1/8 x 32 1/8in. (81.6 x 81.6cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,270 - $18,405)

price realized
£32,760
($40,196)
Lot 86
CHAOUKI CHOUKINI (B. 1946, CHOUKINE)
Blessures de Beyrouth (Wounds of Beirut)
mahogany
38 5/8 x 14 1/8 x 8 ¼in. (98 x 36 x 21cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($30,675 - $42,945)

price realized
£31,500
($38,650)
Lot 87
ISMAIL FATTAH (1934, BASRAH - 2004, BAGHDAD)
Untitled
ink and watercolour on paper
each: 29 ¼ x 24 ¾in. (75 x 63cm.)(2)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,270 - $18,405)

Lot 88
ISMAIL FATTAH (1934, BASRAH - 2004, BAGHDAD)
The Fighter
bronze
14 1/8 x 5 x 3 7/8in. (35.9 x 12.6 x 9.9cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,816 - $14,724)

price realized
£50,400
($61,840)
Lot 89
MARCOS GRIGORIAN (1925, KROPOTKIN - 2007, YEREVAN)
Day & Night
mud, straw and resin on canvas laid on panel
60 x 43 ¼in. (152.5 x 109.8cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($36,810 - $61,350)

price realized
£35,280
($43,288)
Lot 90
PARVIZ TANAVOLI (B. 1937, TEHRAN)
Heech
bronze
4 ¾ x 1 7/8 x 1 ¾in. (12.1 x 4.9 x 4.5cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,362 - $9,816)

price realized
£9,450
($11,595)
Lot 91
MASSOUD ARABSHAHI (1935, TEHRAN - 2019, TEHRAN)
Untitled
oil on canvas
47 ¼ x 39 3/8in. (120 x 100cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($36,810 - $61,350)

price realized
£37,800
($46,380)
Lot 92
SIRAK MELKONIAN (B. 1931, TEHRAN)
Paysage XIII (Landscape XIII)
oil on canvas
43 3/8 x 43 3/8in. (110 x 110cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £30,000
($30,675 - $36,810)

price realized
£56,700
($69,570)
Lot 93
MANOUCHER YEKTAI (1921, TEHRAN - 2019, NEW YORK)
Untitled (Tomato Plant)
oil on canvas
18 ¼ x 23 7/8in. (46.5 x 60.5cm.)
estimate
£35,000 - £45,000
($42,945 - $55,215)

price realized
£81,900
($100,491)
Lot 94
LEYLY MATINE-DAFTARY (1937, TEHRAN - 2007, PARIS)
Untitled
oil on canvas
25 5/8 x 21 ¼in. (65 x 54cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,405 - $24,540)

price realized
£44,100
($54,110)
Lot 95
REZA DERAKSHANI (B. 1952, SANGSAR)
Sunset Hunting
oil on canvas
78 3/8 x 88 ¼in. (199 x 224cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($36,810 - $49,080)

price realized
£37,800
($46,380)
Lot 96
ALFRED BASBOUS (1924, RACHANA - 2006, RACHANA)
Sensual
dark gray marble
20 ½ x 15 x 5 ¾in. (52 x 38 x 14.5cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($9,816 - $14,724)

price realized
£50,400
($61,840)
Lot 97
ALFRED BASBOUS (1924, RACHANA - 2006, RACHANA)
Untitled
mixed media on wooden board
29 ¼ x 55 1/8in. (75 x 140cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,362 - $9,816)

price realized
£6,930
($8,503)
Lot 98
SHAFIC ABBOUD (1926, BIKFAYA - 2004, PARIS)
Mariage (Wedding)
tempera on canvas
14 x 10 ¾in. (35.5 x 27.2cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($14,724 - $22,086)

price realized
£12,600
($15,460)
Lot 99
JAMIL MOLAEB (B. 1948, BAISSOUR)
Purple Abstract
oil on canvas
31 ½ x 39 ¼in. (80.1 x 99.8cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,362 - $9,816)

price realized
£9,450
($11,595)
Lot 100
SERWAN BARAN (B. 1968, BAGHDAD)
Untitled
acrylic on canvas
39 ½ x 55 ¼in. (100.2 x 140.3cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,270 - $18,405)

price realized
£27,720
($34,012)
Lot 101
AYMAN BAALBAKI (B. 1975, ODAISSEH)
Untitled (No Flag Zone series)
acrylic on paper laid on canvas
19 ¾ x 27 ½in. (50.3 x 69.8cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,270 - $18,405)

price realized
£20,160
($24,736)
Lot 102
AREF EL RAYESS (1928, ALEY - 2005, ALEY)
Untitled
oil on panel laid on board
23 7/8 x 24 5/8in. (60.5 x 62.4cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($14,724 - $22,086)

price realized
£15,120
($18,552)
Lot 103
HUSSEIN MADI (B. 1938, CHEBAA)
Untitled (Three Figures (Blue Composition))
acrylic on canvas
39 ¼ x 35 ½in. (99.8 x 90.1cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,405 - $24,540)

price realized
£18,900
($23,190)
Lot 104
SAMIA OSSEIRAN JUMBLATT (B. 1944, SAIDA)
Untitled
oil on canvas
39 ½ x 39 ½in. (100.4 x 100.3cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,681 - $6,135)

price realized
£7,560
($9,276)
Lot 105
JULIANA SERAPHIM (1934, JAFFA - 2005, BEIRUT)
Untitled
oil on canvas
39 3/8 x 31 5/8in. (100 x 80.2cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($18,405 - $24,540)

price realized
£27,720
($34,012)
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