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Lot 66 · Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Online

(i) La Commedia dell'arte dei calamai III(ii) La Commedia dell'arte dei calamai IV(iii) La Commedia dell'arte dei calamai IV

Etel Adnan · each: etching and watercolour on paper

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Estimate
$8,000–$12,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Online, Dubai · 8 May 2025
Dimensions
in. (30 x 57cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3163806
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Etel Adnan, (i) La Commedia dell'arte dei calamai III(ii) La Commedia dell'arte dei calamai IV(iii) La Commedia dell'arte dei calamai IV. Christie's, 8 May 2025, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3163806.

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Etel Adnan, (i) La Commedia dell'arte dei calamai III(ii) La Commedia dell'arte dei calamai IV(iii) La Commedia dell'arte dei calamai IV. Christie's, 8 May 2025, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3163806.

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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Online · May 2025

LotArtistEstimateResult
Untitled ABDUL HALIM RADWI (1939, MECCA - 2006, JEDDAH) $40,000–$60,000
Mutawaliyat 'Iqa'ya (Rhythmic Sequence) SHAKER HASSAN AL SAID (1925, SAMAWAH - 2004, BAGHDAD) $40,000–$60,000
The Villa ADHAM IBRAHIM (B. 1934, BALKH) $15,000–$20,000
The Last Tashahud MOATH ALOFI (B. 1984, MADINAH) $5,000–$7,000
Untitled Serwan Baran $10,000–$15,000
Sitting Man Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim $10,000–$15,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Etel Adnan Le Prix que nous ne voulons pas payer pour l'amour (The Pric $9,450 Phillips, Mar 2022
Etel Adnan Sans titre Sotheby's, Jul 2026
Etel Adnan Memories Phillips, Jun 2024
Etel Adnan Untitled (from: Série des Arbres) Lempertz, Jun 2023
Etel Adnan L'Express Beyrouth-Enfer Bonhams, Jun 2023
Etel Adnan Untitled Sotheby's, May 2025
Etel Adnan i) untitled (abstract with red square)ii) yellow, red, blue Sotheby's, Apr 2019
Etel Adnan L'Apocalypse Arabe Bonhams, Jun 2023

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