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Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art

15 November 2023 | starting at 15:00 GMT

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99 lots available

1^* —
Abdel Hadi El-Gazzar
(Egypt, 1925-1965)
Blue Shell (from the Scientific Progress series)

Sold for £1,792 inc. premium

2^* —
Abdel Hadi El-Gazzar
(Egypt, 1925-1965)
Untitled (from the Scientific Progress series)

Sold for £10,880 inc. premium

19^* —
Kadhim Hayder
(Iraq, 1932-1985)
Untitled (from the Epic of the Martyr series)

Sold for £14,080 inc. premium

20^* —
Kadhim Hayder
(Iraq, 1932-1985)
Full Moon

£18,000 - £25,000

21^* —
Saliba Douaihy
(Lebanon, 1915-1994)
Green between Crimson, Yellow and Blue

Sold for £63,900 inc. premium

22^* —
Paul Guiragossian
(Lebanon, 1926-1993)
Femme au Mirroir

Sold for £6,400 inc. premium

23^* —
Paul Guiragossian
(Lebanon, 1926-1993)
Fate (from the Gibraniyat series)

Sold for £7,680 inc. premium

24^* —
Paul Guiragossian
(Lebanon, 1926-1993)
La Famille

Sold for £76,600 inc. premium

25^* —
Paul Guiragossian
(Lebanon, 1926-1993)
Leçon de broderie

Sold for £40,960 inc. premium

26^*,AR —
Shafic Abboud
(Lebanon, 1926-2004)
Villa des Iris

Sold for £381,400 inc. premium

27^*,AR —
Shafic Abboud
(Lebanon, 1926-2004)
La Leçon de Peinture

Sold for £9,600 inc. premium

28^*,AR —
Hussein Madi
(Lebanon, born 1938)
Street View

Sold for £6,400 inc. premium

29^*,AR —
Hussein Madi
(Lebanon, born 1938)
Houses

£4,000 - £6,000

30^*,AR —
Hussein Madi
(Lebanon, born 1938)
Ritratto Maschile

£6,000 - £8,000

31^* —
Omar El-Nagdi
(Egypt, 1931-2019)
Golden Horses

Sold for £114,700 inc. premium

32^* —
Omar El-Nagdi
(Egypt, 1931-2019)
Le Grand Cavalier

Sold for £216,300 inc. premium

33^* —
Omar El-Nagdi
(Egypt, 1931-2019)
Alef Lam Mim

Sold for £121,050 inc. premium

34^* —
Omar El-Nagdi
(Egypt, 1931-2019)
Alif

Sold for £121,050 inc. premium

35^* —
Nja Mahdaoui
(Tunisia, born 1937)
Caligrams on Parchment 3

£30,000 - £40,000

36 —
Ali Omar Ermes
(Libya, born 1945)
Letters Seen, Sheen, Ssad and Dhadh: Rhythm of the Four Sides in Space

£6,000 - £8,000

37^* —
Rachid Koraichi
(Algeria, born 1947)
Sidi bou Said (from the Salome series) each ceramic: 46 x 44cm

£20,000 - £40,000

38^AR —
Dia Azzawi
(Iraq, born 1939)
Calligraphic Composition

Sold for £51,200 inc. premium

39^*,AR —
Adam Henein
(Egypt, 1929-2020)
The Goat

Sold for £114,700 inc. premium

40^* —
Mohamed Melehi
(Morocco, 1936-2020)
Untitled (Wave)

Sold for £38,400 inc. premium

41 —
Mohamed Melehi
(Morocco, 1936-2020)
Study for Jeddah Airport

Sold for £19,200 inc. premium

42 —
Mohamed Melehi
(Morocco, 1936-2020)
Study for Jeddah Airport

Sold for £19,200 inc. premium

43 —
Ahmad Shibrain
(Sudan, 1931-2017)
Projet de tapisserie

Sold for £7,680 inc. premium

44 —
Mohammed Khadda
(Algeria, 1930-1991)
Study for Jeddah Airport

Sold for £7,680 inc. premium

45^* —
Ahmed Cherkaoui
(1934-1967)
Les Miroirs Noirs VII

Sold for £38,400 inc. premium

46 —
Shakir Hassan Al Said
(Iraq, 1925-2004)
Face

£25,000 - £35,000

47 —
Shakir Hassan Al Said
(Iraq, 1925-2004)
Wall Art

£30,000 - £50,000

48 —
Shakir Hassan Al Said
(Iraq, 1925-2004)
One Dimension

£4,000 - £6,000

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Modern Contemporary Middle Eastern Art

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Isabel Dieringer

Credit Controller

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Shipping (UK)

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One of the Most Important Abstract Artworks from the Arab World Comes to Bonhams' Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Sale

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27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
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Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art

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1* — Abdel Hadi El-Gazzar(Egypt, 1925-1965)Blue Shell (from the Scientific Progress series)

2* — Abdel Hadi El-Gazzar(Egypt, 1925-1965)Untitled (from the Scientific Progress series)

3* — Abdel Hadi El-Gazzar(Egypt, 1925-1965)The Two Faces

4* — Abdel Hadi El-Gazzar(Egypt, 1925-1965)Study of a Model

5* — Hamed Nada(Egypt, 1924-1990)Woman with Cats

6* — Seif Wanly(Egypt, 1906-1979)Self-Portrait in Anthrax

7* — Inji Efflatoun(Egypt, 1924-1989)Hibiscus Flowers

8* — Inji Efflatoun(Egypt, 1924-1989)Village Scene

9* — Zenab Abd El Hamid(Egypt, 1919-2002)Scene from Khan El Khalili

10* — Zenab Abd El Hamid(Egypt, 1919-2002)The Green America

11* — Ezzedine Hamouda(Egypt, 1919-1990)Fields

12* — Faeq Hassan(Iraq, 1914-1992)Four Women

13AR — Dia Azzawi(Iraq, born 1939)You Dwell Inside Me

14 — Dia Azzawi(Iraq, born 1939)Garden Facade

15AR — Dia Azzawi(Iraq, born 1939)Angry Arab

16* — Mohammed Ghani Hikmat(Iraq, 1929-2011)The Family

17 — Mohammed Ghani Hikmat(Iraq, 1929-2011)The Tree of Life

18* — Kadhim Hayder(Iraq, 1932-1985)The Martyr

19* — Kadhim Hayder(Iraq, 1932-1985)Untitled (from the Epic of the Martyr series)

20* — Kadhim Hayder(Iraq, 1932-1985)Full Moon

21* — Saliba Douaihy(Lebanon, 1915-1994)Green between Crimson, Yellow and Blue

22* — Paul Guiragossian(Lebanon, 1926-1993)Femme au Mirroir

23* — Paul Guiragossian(Lebanon, 1926-1993)Fate (from the Gibraniyat series)

24* — Paul Guiragossian(Lebanon, 1926-1993)La Famille

25* — Paul Guiragossian(Lebanon, 1926-1993)Leçon de broderie

26*,AR — Shafic Abboud(Lebanon, 1926-2004)Villa des Iris

27*,AR — Shafic Abboud(Lebanon, 1926-2004)La Leçon de Peinture

28*,AR — Hussein Madi(Lebanon, born 1938)Street View

29*,AR — Hussein Madi(Lebanon, born 1938)Houses

30*,AR — Hussein Madi(Lebanon, born 1938)Ritratto Maschile

31* — Omar El-Nagdi(Egypt, 1931-2019)Golden Horses

32* — Omar El-Nagdi(Egypt, 1931-2019)Le Grand Cavalier

33* — Omar El-Nagdi(Egypt, 1931-2019)Alef Lam Mim

34* — Omar El-Nagdi(Egypt, 1931-2019)Alif

35* — Nja Mahdaoui(Tunisia, born 1937)Caligrams on Parchment 3

36 — Ali Omar Ermes(Libya, born 1945)Letters Seen, Sheen, Ssad and Dhadh: Rhythm of the Four Sides in Space

37* — Rachid Koraichi(Algeria, born 1947)Sidi bou Said (from the Salome series) each ceramic: 46 x 44cm

38AR — Dia Azzawi(Iraq, born 1939)Calligraphic Composition

39*,AR — Adam Henein(Egypt, 1929-2020)The Goat

40* — Mohamed Melehi(Morocco, 1936-2020)Untitled (Wave)

41 — Mohamed Melehi(Morocco, 1936-2020)Study for Jeddah Airport

42 — Mohamed Melehi(Morocco, 1936-2020)Study for Jeddah Airport

43 — Ahmad Shibrain(Sudan, 1931-2017)Projet de tapisserie

44 — Mohammed Khadda(Algeria, 1930-1991)Study for Jeddah Airport

45* — Ahmed Cherkaoui(1934-1967)Les Miroirs Noirs VII

46 — Shakir Hassan Al Said(Iraq, 1925-2004)Face

47 — Shakir Hassan Al Said(Iraq, 1925-2004)Wall Art

48 — Shakir Hassan Al Said(Iraq, 1925-2004)One Dimension

Specialist contacts

Noor Soussi

Nima Sagharchi

Modern Contemporary Middle Eastern Art

Isabel Dieringer

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News and stories

Important Abstract Artwork From the Arab World Tops Bonhams' Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Sale - New World Record for the Artist Shafic Abboud

Artist 101 | Omar El-Nagdi

One of the Most Important Abstract Artworks from the Arab World Comes to Bonhams' Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Sale

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1^* —
Abdel Hadi El-Gazzar
(Egypt, 1925-1965)
Blue Shell (from the Scientific Progress series)

2^* —
Abdel Hadi El-Gazzar
(Egypt, 1925-1965)
Untitled (from the Scientific Progress series)

3^* —
Abdel Hadi El-Gazzar
(Egypt, 1925-1965)
The Two Faces

4^* —
Abdel Hadi El-Gazzar
(Egypt, 1925-1965)
Study of a Model

5^* —
Hamed Nada
(Egypt, 1924-1990)
Woman with Cats

6^* —
Seif Wanly
(Egypt, 1906-1979)
Self-Portrait in Anthrax

7^* —
Inji Efflatoun
(Egypt, 1924-1989)
Hibiscus Flowers

8^* —
Inji Efflatoun
(Egypt, 1924-1989)
Village Scene

9^* —
Zenab Abd El Hamid
(Egypt, 1919-2002)
Scene from Khan El Khalili

10^* —
Zenab Abd El Hamid
(Egypt, 1919-2002)
The Green America

11^* —
Ezzedine Hamouda
(Egypt, 1919-1990)
Fields

12^* —
Faeq Hassan
(Iraq, 1914-1992)
Four Women

13^AR —
Dia Azzawi
(Iraq, born 1939)
You Dwell Inside Me

14 —
Dia Azzawi
(Iraq, born 1939)
Garden Facade

15^AR —
Dia Azzawi
(Iraq, born 1939)
Angry Arab

16^* —
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
(Iraq, 1929-2011)
The Family

17 —
Mohammed Ghani Hikmat
(Iraq, 1929-2011)
The Tree of Life

18^* —
Kadhim Hayder
(Iraq, 1932-1985)
The Martyr

19^* —
Kadhim Hayder
(Iraq, 1932-1985)
Untitled (from the Epic of the Martyr series)

20^* —
Kadhim Hayder
(Iraq, 1932-1985)
Full Moon

21^* —
Saliba Douaihy
(Lebanon, 1915-1994)
Green between Crimson, Yellow and Blue

22^* —
Paul Guiragossian
(Lebanon, 1926-1993)
Femme au Mirroir

23^* —
Paul Guiragossian
(Lebanon, 1926-1993)
Fate (from the Gibraniyat series)

24^* —
Paul Guiragossian
(Lebanon, 1926-1993)
La Famille

25^* —
Paul Guiragossian
(Lebanon, 1926-1993)
Leçon de broderie

26^*,AR —
Shafic Abboud
(Lebanon, 1926-2004)
Villa des Iris

27^*,AR —
Shafic Abboud
(Lebanon, 1926-2004)
La Leçon de Peinture

28^*,AR —
Hussein Madi
(Lebanon, born 1938)
Street View

29^*,AR —
Hussein Madi
(Lebanon, born 1938)
Houses

30^*,AR —
Hussein Madi
(Lebanon, born 1938)
Ritratto Maschile

31^* —
Omar El-Nagdi
(Egypt, 1931-2019)
Golden Horses

32^* —
Omar El-Nagdi
(Egypt, 1931-2019)
Le Grand Cavalier

33^* —
Omar El-Nagdi
(Egypt, 1931-2019)
Alef Lam Mim

34^* —
Omar El-Nagdi
(Egypt, 1931-2019)
Alif

35^* —
Nja Mahdaoui
(Tunisia, born 1937)
Caligrams on Parchment 3

36 —
Ali Omar Ermes
(Libya, born 1945)
Letters Seen, Sheen, Ssad and Dhadh: Rhythm of the Four Sides in Space

37^* —
Rachid Koraichi
(Algeria, born 1947)
Sidi bou Said (from the Salome series) each ceramic: 46 x 44cm

38^AR —
Dia Azzawi
(Iraq, born 1939)
Calligraphic Composition

39^*,AR —
Adam Henein
(Egypt, 1929-2020)
The Goat

40^* —
Mohamed Melehi
(Morocco, 1936-2020)
Untitled (Wave)

41 —
Mohamed Melehi
(Morocco, 1936-2020)
Study for Jeddah Airport

42 —
Mohamed Melehi
(Morocco, 1936-2020)
Study for Jeddah Airport

43 —
Ahmad Shibrain
(Sudan, 1931-2017)
Projet de tapisserie

44 —
Mohammed Khadda
(Algeria, 1930-1991)
Study for Jeddah Airport

45^* —
Ahmed Cherkaoui
(1934-1967)
Les Miroirs Noirs VII

46 —
Shakir Hassan Al Said
(Iraq, 1925-2004)
Face

47 —
Shakir Hassan Al Said
(Iraq, 1925-2004)
Wall Art

48 —
Shakir Hassan Al Said
(Iraq, 1925-2004)
One Dimension