• Auction 23183

    Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Including Highlights from the Dalloul Collection

    31 October 2024, London

    SALE TOTAL: 4,944,240 (GBP)
51 Lots for Sale 23183
Lot 1
AHMED MATER (B. 1979, TABUK)
Artificial Light (From the Desert of Pharan series)
Diasec mounted Latex jet print on Kodak Premier Paper
image: 88 5/8 x 127in. (225 x 322.5cm.)
frame: 98 3/8 x 137 ¾in. (250 x 350cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($90,720 - $129,600)

Lot 2
SAMIA HALABY (B. 1936, JERUSALEM)
New York
oil on canvas
24 1/8 x 24 1/8in. (61.4 x 61.4cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($51,840 - $77,760)

price realized
£88,200
($114,660)
Lot 3
YVETTE ACHKAR (1928, SAO PAULO – 2024, BEIRUT)
Oasis
oil on canvas
57 ¼ x 51 1/8in. (145.4 x 130cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($38,880 - $64,800)

Lot 4
HELEN KHAL (1923, ALLENTOWN - 2009, AJALTOUN)
Untitled
oil on canvas
31 ½ x 35 ½in. (80 x 90.1cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($38,880 - $64,800)

price realized
£65,520
($85,176)
Lot 5
SHAKER HASSAN AL SAID (1925, SAMAWAH - 2004, BAGHDAD)
Ta'mulat Mawdu'yeh (Objective Meditations)
oil, spray paint and sand on panel
47 x 47in. (119.3 x 119.4cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($103,360 - $155,040)

price realized
£100,800
($131,040)
Lot 6
MOHAMMED AL SALEEM (1939, MARAT - 1997, PRATO)
Bi nur al-iman, nara al-s'adah (In the light of faith, we see happiness)
oil on canvas, in artist's painted frame
41 x 48 5/8in. (104 x 123.5cm.)
estimate
£180,000 - £250,000
($233,280 - $324,000)

price realized
£630,000
($819,000)
Lot 7
AREF EL RAYESS (1928, ALEY - 2005, ALEY)
The Desert
oil on canvas
30 x 48in. (76.3 x 121.8cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($155,520 - $233,280)

price realized
£378,000
($491,400)
Lot 8
MAHMOUD SAÏD (1897, ALEXANDRIA - 1964, ALEXANDRIA)
Vue de la plage à Cassata en Grèce (View of the beach in Cassata in...
oil on board
23 ¾ x 28in. (60.4 x 71cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($324,999 - $454,999)

price realized
£844,200
($1,097,460)
Lot 9
ETEL ADNAN (1925, BEIRUT - 2021, PARIS)
Badr Shaker al-Sayyab, Unshudat al-Matar
watercolour, ink and coloured pencil on paper, in 20 parts, in leporello book
cover: 7 7/8 x 5 ½in. (20 x 14cm.)
each sheet: 7 7/8 x 5 ½in. (19.9 x 13.9cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($51,840 - $77,760)

price realized
£60,480
($78,624)
Lot 10
MARWAN (1934, DAMASCUS - 2016, BERLIN)
Head
oil on canvas
63 7/8 x 45in. (162.2 x 114.2cm.)
estimate
£180,000 - £250,000
($233,280 - $324,000)

price realized
£378,000
($491,400)
Lot 11
IBRAHIM EL-SALAHI (B. 1930, OMDURMAN)
Flamenco
felt-tip pen on paper
9 7/8 x 9 7/8in. (25 x 25cm.)
estimate
£18,000 - £25,000
($23,328 - $32,400)

price realized
£22,680
($29,484)
Lot 12
MOHAMMED SAMI (B. 1984, BAGHDAD)
Nineteen Eighty-Four II
acrylic on canvas
21 ¾ x 19 ¾in. (55.1 x 50.1cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,900 - $38,850)

price realized
£40,320
($52,416)
Lot 13
AHMED MATER (B. 1979, TABUK)
Evolution of Man
lightbox, in five parts
each: 32 5/8 x 24 ¾in. (83 x 63cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($64,800 - $90,720)

price realized
£94,500
($122,850)
Lot 14
SAMIA HALABY (B. 1936, JERUSALEM)
Half Night
oil on canvas
23 ¾ x 24 ¾in. (60.4 x 63.2cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($51,840 - $77,760)

price realized
£138,600
($180,180)
Lot 15
MONIR SHAHROUDY FARMANFARMAIAN (1922, QAZVIN - 2019, TEHRAN)
Untitled
mirror mosaic, glass, reverse glass painting and plaster on wood, in artist's frame
20 ¾ x 24 7/8in. (52.7 x 63.2cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($90,650 - $129,500)

price realized
£88,200
($114,660)
Lot 16
HAYV KAHRAMAN (B. 1981, BAGHDAD)
Flaying the Lamb
oil on linen
68 1/8 x 42 1/8in. (173 x 107cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($64,750 - $90,650)

Lot 17
MAHMOUD SABRI (1927, BAGHDAD - 2012, MAIDENHEAD)
Portrait of Basima Al Bahrani
oil on canvas
37 3/8 x 29 3/8in. (95 x 74.6cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,920 - $38,880)

Lot 18
MARWAN (1934, DAMASCUS - 2016, BERLIN)
Portrait Eines Mannes (Portrait of a Man)
oil on canvas
38 3/8 x 51 3/8in. (97.4 x 130.4cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($90,860 - $129,800)

Lot 19
PAUL GUIRAGOSSIAN (1926, JERUSALEM - 1993, BEIRUT)
Amitié (Friendship)
oil on canvas
39 3/8 x 28 5/8in. (100 x 72.7cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($64,800 - $90,720)

price realized
£100,800
($131,040)
Lot 20
PAUL GUIRAGOSSIAN (1926, JERUSALEM - 1993, BEIRUT)
Earthbound
oil on canvas
35 5/8 x 39 3/8in. (90.5 x 100.1cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($51,920 - $77,880)

price realized
£81,900
($106,470)
Lot 21
HAFIDH AL DROUBI (1914, BAGHDAD - 1991, BAGHDAD)
Untitled
31 5⁄8 x 14 5/8in. (80.2 x 37.2cm.)
oil on canvas laid on board
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,960 - $38,940)

price realized
£25,200
($32,760)
Lot 22
DIA AL-AZZAWI (B. 1939, BAGHDAD)
Waddah al-Yaman
oil on canvas
35 3/8 x 35 3/8in. (90 x 90cm.)
estimate
£45,000 - £65,000
($58,320 - $84,240)

price realized
£69,300
($90,090)
Lot 23
DIA AL-AZZAWI (B. 1939, BAGHDAD)
Suspiro Del Moro (The Sigh of the Moor)
bronze
19 ½ x 33 ½ x 7 7/8in. (49.5 x 85 x 20cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($32,500 - $45,500)

price realized
£37,800
($49,140)
Lot 24
ABD AL-HADI EL-GAZZAR (1925, ALEXANDRIA - 1966, CAIRO)
Untitled (The Space Man)
pen and ink on paper
13 ¾ x 10 3/8in. (35 x 26.5cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($32,500 - $45,500)

price realized
£35,280
($45,864)
Lot 25
HAMED NADA (1924, CAIRO - 1990, CAIRO)
The Key
oil on canvas
31 1/8in. x 23 3/8 (79 x 59.5cm.)
estimate
£45,000 - £65,000
($58,275 - $84,175)

price realized
£56,700
($73,710)
Lot 26
ADAM HENEIN (1929, CAIRO - 2020, CAIRO)
Untitled
tempera on papyrus
33 1/8 x 56 ¼in. (84 x 143cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,920 - $38,880)

Lot 27
HUSSEIN BICAR (1913, ALEXANDRIA - 2002, CAIRO)
Misr al-Salaam (Egypt of Peace)
oil on canvas laid on board
24 x 19 5/8in. (61 x 49.8cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($32,400 - $45,360)

price realized
£63,000
($81,900)
Lot 28
TAHIA HALIM (1919, DONGOLA - 2003, CAIRO)
Untitled
oil on canvas
31 ¾ x 24 ½in. (80.8 x 62.2cm.)
estimate
£18,000 - £25,000
($23,328 - $32,400)

price realized
£44,100
($57,330)
Lot 29
INJI EFFLATOUN (1924, CAIRO - 1989, CAIRO)
Akhmim Roofs
oil on canvas laid on board
19 5/8 x 27 ¼in. (50 x 69.2cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,920 - $38,880)

price realized
£56,700
($73,710)
Lot 30
AMMAR FARHAT (1911, BÉJA - 1987, TUNIS)
Untitled
oil on canvas
21 5/8 x 15in. (55 x 38cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,920 - $38,880)

price realized
£25,200
($32,760)
Lot 31
SAFIA FARHAT (1924, RADES – 2004, RADES)
Nejia and Saïda
acrylic on canvas
36 ¼ x 28 3/8in. (92.1 x 72cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($32,775 - $45,885)

price realized
£32,760
($42,588)
Lot 32
BAYA (1931, BORDJ EL KIFFAN - 1998, BLIDA)
Femme au vase fleuri bleu
watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper
39 x 29 5/8in. (99.2 x 75.1cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($32,400 - $45,360)

price realized
£47,880
($62,244)
Lot 33
CHAÏBIA TALAL (1929, CHTOUKA - 2004, CASABLANCA)
L’Amoureuse
oil on canvas
28 ¾ x 21 ¼in. (73 x 54cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,920 - $38,880)

price realized
£35,280
($45,864)
Lot 34
MOHAMMED KACIMI (1942, MEKNES - 2003, RABAT)
Untitled
acrylic on canvas
43 ¼ x 51 1/8in. (110 x 130cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($38,880 - $64,800)

price realized
£37,800
($49,140)
Lot 35
FARID BELKAHIA (1934, MARRAKESH - 2014, MARRAKESH)
Arbre arc-en ciel (Rainbow Tree)
pigments on skin mounted on panel
70 ½ x 61 ¾ x 5/8in. (179 x 157 x 1.5cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($64,800 - $90,720)

price realized
£201,600
($262,080)
Lot 36
MOHAMED MELEHI (1936, ASILAH – 2020, BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT)
Untitled
acrylic and found textile collage on canvas
70 7/8 x 66 7/8in. (180 x 170cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($64,750 - $90,650)

price realized
£69,300
($90,090)
Lot 37
MOHAMMED CHABÂA (1935, TANGIER - 2013, CASABLANCA)
Composition
acrylic on canvas
51 ¾ x 50 5/8in. (131.6 x 128.7cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($51,840 - $77,760)

price realized
£50,400
($65,520)
Lot 38
SAMIA HALABY (B. 1936, JERUSALEM)
Lemon Tree
acrylic on linen
70.78 x 70 ½in. (180 x 179.2cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($77,760 - $103,680)

price realized
£233,100
($303,030)
Lot 39
KAMAL BOULLATA (1942, JERUSALEM - 2019, BERLIN)
Kun-Fa-Yakun (Be and It is)
acrylic on canvas
59 x 59in. (150 x 150cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($38,880 - $64,800)

price realized
£119,700
($155,610)
Lot 40
MAHMOUD HAMMAD (1923, DAMASCUS - 1988, DAMASCUS)
Wa In Shakartum Laazedannakm (If you are thankful, I will increase you)
oil on canvas
22 7/8 x 22 7/8in. (58 x 58cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($15,552 - $23,328)

Lot 41
SHAFIC ABBOUD (1926, BIKFAYA - 2004, PARIS)
Untitled (Blue Composition)
oil on canvas
28 3/8 x 23 ¾in. (72.2 x 60.4cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($38,880 - $51,840)

Lot 42
AREF EL RAYESS (1928, ALEY - 2005, ALEY)
Liberation
oil on canvas
39 3/8 x 47 ¼in. (100 x 120cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,960 - $38,940)

price realized
£81,900
($106,470)
Lot 43
ASIM ABOU SHAKRA (1961, UMM EL-FAHM - 1990, JERUSALEM)
Still Life
oil on paper
38 3/8 x 27 ½in. (100 x 69.8cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,440 - $25,920)

price realized
£18,900
($24,570)
Lot 44
LAILA SHAWA (1940, GAZA - 2022, LONDON)
The Hands of Fatima
acrylic and Japanese gold pigment on canvas
51 3/8 x 39 ½in. (130.4 x 100.4cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($19,380 - $32,300)

price realized
£32,760
($42,588)
Lot 45
ABDULHAY MUSALLAM ZARARA (1933, AL-DAWAYIMA - 2020, AMMAN)
Min al-Turath -al-Dabkeh (From Heritage: Dabkeh)
acrylic on sawdust mounted on panel
26 ¾ x 35 3/8in. (68 x 90cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($19,440 - $32,400)

price realized
£37,800
($49,140)
Lot 46
SLIMAN MANSOUR (B. 1947, BIRZEIT)
Olive Tree Grove
oil on canvas
41 ¾ x 41 ¾in. (106 x 106cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($32,450 - $45,430)

price realized
£81,900
($106,470)
Lot 47
MANOUCHER YEKTAI (1921, TEHRAN - 2019, NEW YORK)
Untitled
oil on canvas
36 x 30 1/8in. (91.5 x 76.5cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($65,000 - $91,000)

Lot 48
BAHMAN MOHASSES (1931, RASHT-2010, ROME)
Untitled
oil on canvas
33 5/8 x 47 ¾in. (85.5 x 121.3cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £250,000
($262,200 - $327,750)

price realized
£252,000
($327,600)
Lot 49
BAHMAN MOHASSES (1931, RASHT - 2010, ROME)
Untitled
oil on canvas
15 ¾ x 23 ¾in. (39.9 x 60.2cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($51,840 - $77,760)

price realized
£50,400
($65,520)
Lot 50
SOHRAB SEPEHRI (1928, KASHAN-1980, TEHRAN)
Untitled
oil on canvas
27 ¾ x 19 ¾in. (70.4 x 50.1cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($51,840 - $77,760)

Lot 51
ZIAD DALLOUL (B. 1953, SOUEIDA)
La Chambre
oil on canvas
51 3/8 x 63 7/8in. (130.5 x 162.2cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,072 - $12,960)

price realized
£35,280
($45,864)
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