Lot 56 · Dubai: Modern and Contemporary Art
Massirat Sha'ab (Odyssey of a People)
Ismail Shammout · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $800,000–$900,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Dubai: Modern and Contemporary Art , Dubai · 18 March 2017
- Dimensions
- 40 ¾ x 237 ¾in. (103.5 x 604cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3952599
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ismail Shammout, Massirat Sha'ab (Odyssey of a People). Christie's, 18 Mar 2017, lot 56. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3952599.
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Ismail Shammout, Massirat Sha'ab (Odyssey of a People). Christie's, 18 Mar 2017, lot 56. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3952599.
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