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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — International Modern and Contemporary Art, Dubai · 30 October 2008
- Dimensions
- 67 X 53in. (170 x 134.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5421346
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Gholamhossein Nami, Desert. Christie's, 30 Oct 2008, lot 147. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5421346.
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Gholamhossein Nami, Desert. Christie's, 30 Oct 2008, lot 147. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5421346.
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From the same sale International Modern and Contemporary Art · Oct 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Hossein Kashian (Iranian, b. 1942) | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| The Fall of Adam | Abdulla Al-Muharraqi (Bahrani, b. 1939) | — | upcoming |
| Untitled | Mustafa Fathi (Syrian, b. 1942) | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Untitled | Faramarz Pilaram | $35,000–$50,000 | |
| The Letter 'Waw' | Shakir Hassan Al-said | $30,000–$35,000 | |
| Totem | Mahjoub Ben Bella | $40,000–$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gholamhossein Nami | The Song of the Signs | $43,750 | Christie's, Oct 2009 | |
| Gholamhossein Nami | Desert | Christie's, Apr 2008 | ||
| Sohrab Sepehri | Untitled (from the Tree Trunk Series) | Aurora & Athena, Mar 2026 | ||
| Paul Guiragossian | Whispering | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Paul Guiragossian | Embrassement | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Sohrab Sepehri | Untitled (from the Tree Trunk series) | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Massoud Arabshahi | Untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Parviz Tanavoli | Poet and Cypress Tree | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 |
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.