Lot 48 · Middle Eastern 20th and 21st Century Art
Generations of Struggle
Ismail Shammout · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £25,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $41,159–$49,390
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Middle Eastern 20th and 21st Century Art, London · 2 November 1999
- Dimensions
- in. (75.5 x 60 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3511931
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ismail Shammout, Generations of Struggle. Christie's, 2 Nov 1999, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3511931.
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Ismail Shammout, Generations of Struggle. Christie's, 2 Nov 1999, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3511931.
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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 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismail Shammout | Motherhood | $46,654 | Christie's, Nov 2020 | |
| Ismail Shammout | Encounter in the Prison Cell | Christie's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Reza Derakshani | Untitled (from the Hunting Series) | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Marcos Grigorian | Nude | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Paul Guiragossian | L'Absence | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Reza Derakshani | Every Purple Day and White Night | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Ismail Shammout | Motherhood in Green | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Paul Guiragossian | The Gossip (Commérages) , c. 1962 | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2026 |
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.