Lot 104 · Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Part II
Portrait of Albert Cossery
Kamel El Telmissany · watercolour and ink on board
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $20,347–$30,521
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Part II, London · 26 October 2003
- Dimensions
- in. (38 x 27cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3417864
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kamel El Telmissany, Portrait of Albert Cossery. Christie's, 26 Oct 2003, lot 104. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3417864.
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Kamel El Telmissany, Portrait of Albert Cossery. Christie's, 26 Oct 2003, lot 104. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3417864.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Part II · Oct 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Street Life | Hafidh Aldroubi (Iraqi, 1914-1991) | £25,000–£30,000 | |
| Flowers | Louay Kayyali | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Anonymous | Ayman Baalbaki | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Portrait de Carmen | Saliba Douaihy | £20,000–£25,000 | |
| Untitled (Still Life) | Marwan | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Untitled | Aref El Rayess | £10,000–£15,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamel El Telmissany | Nude | $23,732 | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | |
| Paul Guiragossian | Le Trajet | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Paul Guiragossian | femmes en fêtes (women in celebration) | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 | ||
| Reza Derakshani | Those Roots Drink Quietly | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Samir Rafi | Untitled | Bonhams, Apr 2018 | ||
| Reza Derakshani | Untitled (from Pomegranate series) | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Reza Derakshani | Day and Night I | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Samir Rafi | Enchanted Desert | Bonhams, Jun 2020 |
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.