Lot 42 · Middle Eastern 20th and 21st Century Art
I don't know why am I so distressed tonight?
Farhad Moshiri · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £35,000–£45,000 hammer ≈ $57,622–$74,086
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Middle Eastern 20th and 21st Century Art, London · 2 November 1999
- Dimensions
- 69 x 49 in. (175.3 x 124.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3511927
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3511927 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3511927
Farhad Moshiri, I don't know why am I so distressed tonight?. Christie's, 2 Nov 1999, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3511927.
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Farhad Moshiri, I don't know why am I so distressed tonight?. Christie's, 2 Nov 1999, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3511927.
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From the same sale Middle Eastern 20th and 21st Century Art · Nov 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Helen Khal | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Mother Desert | Gazbia Sirry | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| The Mountain and the Desert | Gazbia Sirry | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Rêves du Poète (Ahlam Abu'l Alaa) | Paul Guiragossian | £22,000–£28,000 | |
| Noces (Laylat el Henna) | Paul Guiragossian | £22,000–£28,000 | |
| At the Zoo | Hamed Ewais (Egyptian, 1919-2011) | £20,000–£25,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farhad Moshiri | Liberry Pie | $100,286 | Phillips, Mar 2022 | |
| Farhad Moshiri | Untitled | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Farhad Moshiri | Space Station | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Farhad Moshiri | untitled (from the jar series) | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Farhad Moshiri | Untitled (From the Jar Series) | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Farhad Moshiri | Headaches for Everyone | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Farhad Moshiri | Untitled (From the Calligraphy Series) | Bonhams, Oct 2016 | ||
| Farhad Moshiri | 101 Black | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 |
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.