Middle Eastern, Modern and Contemporary Art auction


  • Christie's London
  • 11 November 2020
  • Christie’s Middle Eastern art department celebrates the 15th sale season with its upcoming online auctions this November. Our main Middle Eastern Modern & Contemporary Art sale will continue to offer a strong caliber of modern art, while also presenting a freshly handpicked and diverse selection of contemporary works, offering modernist icons across Morocco, Sudan, Saudi Arabia to Iran. Headlining the sale is a work by Farhad Moshiri, along select highlights by Farid Belkahia, Mohamed Melehi, Samia Halaby and Charles-Hossein Zenderoudi, among others. For the first time our art auction will be complemented by a Middle Eastern Design section curated by the renowned architect and designer Viktor Udzenija. It will be showcasing the breadth of artistic talent from the region and carrying with them symbols of hope and strength. A variety of contemporary reinterpretations of cultural and traditional influences materialise within a stunning selection of pieces by Ranya Sarakbi, Nada Debs and Hassan Hajjaj, among others.
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ArtChart | Blue Rain Hunt by Reza Derakhshani
Oil on canvas
200 * 150 cm
Estimation
£25,000
32,895 USD
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£40,000
52,632 USD
Realized Price
£50,000
65,789 USD
53.846%
Sale Date
Christie's - 11 November 2020

ArtChart | Small Square #7 by Taher Asad Bakhtiari
naturally dyed hand spun wool
166.5 * 2.5 * 152 cm
Estimation
£8,000
10,526 USD
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£12,000
15,789 USD
Sale Date
Christie's - 11 November 2020

ArtChart | Kawliya by Hayv Kahraman
Oil on canvas
244 * 111.8 cm
Estimation
£40,000
52,632 USD
-
£60,000
78,947 USD
Realized Price
£62,500
82,237 USD
25%
Sale Date
Christie's - 11 November 2020

ArtChart | Bridge by Siah Armajani
Lot No. #34 (Unsold)
wood, plastic, cardboard, and paint on paper
40.6 * 70.3 cm
Estimation
£50,000
65,789 USD
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£70,000
92,105 USD
Sale Date
Christie's - 11 November 2020

ArtChart | BLUE WAVE by Nasrollah Afjei
Acrylic on canvas
130.9 * 200.5 cm
Estimation
£30,000
39,474 USD
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£40,000
52,632 USD
Sale Date
Christie's - 11 November 2020

ArtChart | Drawing 1 by Mounir Farmanfarmaian
felt marker, colour pencil and mirror on paper
55 * 85.5 cm
Estimation
£12,000
15,789 USD
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£18,000
23,684 USD
Realized Price
£20,000
26,316 USD
33.333%
Sale Date
Christie's - 11 November 2020

ArtChart | Once Upon a Time by Farhad Moshiri
Mixed Media on Canvas Laid on Wooden Panel
200 * 260 cm
Estimation
£220,000
289,474 USD
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£280,000
368,421 USD
Sale Date
Christie's - 11 November 2020

ArtChart | Les Femmes du Maroc: Harem no. 11 by Lalla Essaydi
C print on aluminum
249 * 102 cm
1/15
Estimation
£18,000
23,684 USD
-
£25,000
32,895 USD
Realized Price
£25,000
32,895 USD
16.279%
Sale Date
Christie's - 11 November 2020

ArtChart | Daffodils by Mohammad Ehsai
acrylic and gold leaf on thick card
100.5 * 71 cm
Estimation
£40,000
52,632 USD
-
£60,000
78,947 USD
Sale Date
Christie's - 11 November 2020

ArtChart | Magnetism by Ahmed Mater
Mixed media
90 * 90 * 120 cm
Estimation
£80,000
105,263 USD
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£120,000
157,895 USD
Realized Price
£100,000
131,579 USD
0%
Sale Date
Christie's - 11 November 2020