Lot 9 · A Century of Iraqi Art Part II and Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art
preparatory sketch for "Young Man and his Wife"
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,787–$16,180
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — A Century of Iraqi Art Part II and Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, London, New Bond Street · 7 October 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1755022
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jewad Selim, preparatory sketch for "Young Man and his Wife". Bonhams, 7 Oct 2015, lot 9. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1755022.
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Jewad Selim, preparatory sketch for "Young Man and his Wife". Bonhams, 7 Oct 2015, lot 9. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1755022.
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From the same sale A Century of Iraqi Art Part II and Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art · Oct 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Harvest (Al-Hasadh) | Hamed Owais | £45,000–£95,000 | |
| Portrait of a Lady | Ahmed Sabry | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| View of Paris | Marguerite Nakhla | £14,000–£18,000 | |
| Untitled | Salah Taher | £6,000–£10,000 | |
| Bulls | Khaled Al-rahhal | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Portrait of Lorna Selim | Jewad Selim | £6,000–£10,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewad Selim | The Couple | $12,978 | Bonhams, Feb 2022 | |
| Jewad Selim | Drawing for Rivers of Time | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| Jewad Selim | The Dancers | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Jewad Selim | Paris Boulevard | Bonhams, Jan 2023 | ||
| Jewad Selim | The Watermellon Sellers (Ruggi, Ruggi, Ruggi, Al Helu Ruggi! | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Jewad Selim | Place de La Concorde with Eiffel Tower | Bonhams, Feb 2022 | ||
| Jewad Selim | "A Boy as Pierrot" after Jean-Honoré Fragonard | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Jewad Selim | Book Cover from the "Kalimat La Tamut" (Eternal Words) by Ab | Bonhams, Oct 2014 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.