Lot 17 · Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Including Highlights from the Dalloul Collection
Portrait of Basima Al Bahrani
Mahmoud Sabri · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $25,986–$38,979
- Result
- upcoming — 31 October 2024
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Including Highlights from the Dalloul Collection , London · 31 October 2024
- Dimensions
- 37 3⁄8 x 29 3/8in. (95 x 74.6cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3205388
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3205388 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3205388
Mahmoud Sabri, Portrait of Basima Al Bahrani. Christie's, 31 Oct 2024, lot 17. estimate £20,000–£30,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3205388.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Mahmoud Sabri, Portrait of Basima Al Bahrani. Christie's, 31 Oct 2024, lot 17. estimate £20,000–£30,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3205388.
From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Including Highlights from the Dalloul Collection · Oct 2024
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|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis | Yvette Achkar | £30,000–£50,000 | upcoming |
| Flaying the Lamb | Hayv Kahraman | £50,000–£70,000 | upcoming |
| Portrait Eines Mannes (Portrait of a Man) | Marwan | £70,000–£100,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Adam Henein | £20,000–£30,000 | upcoming |
| Wa In Shakartum Laazedannakm (If you are thankful, I will increase you) | Mahmoud Hammad | £12,000–£18,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Manoucher Yektai | £50,000–£70,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Sabri | Study of a Rural Family | $33,649 | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | |
| Paul Guiragossian | Red Bride | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Helen Khal | Red over Orange | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Paul Guiragossian | Untitled | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Dia Al-azzawi | The Seven Golden Odes (The Mu'allaqat) | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Mahmoud Sabri | Women at a Public Shower | Christie's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Parviz Tanavoli | Poet and Cypress Tree | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Parviz Tanavoli | Standing Heech | Bonhams, Nov 2024 |
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.