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- Estimate
- £18,000–£22,000 hammer ≈ $27,701–$33,857
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern and Contemporary Arab and Iranian Art, London · 4 October 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4032696
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Yousef Ahmed, Arabic I. Sotheby's, 4 Oct 2011, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4032696.
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Yousef Ahmed, Arabic I. Sotheby's, 4 Oct 2011, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4032696.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Arab and Iranian Art · Oct 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Saloua Raouda Choucair | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Scratching on Things I Could Disavow Part 2 & Part 3 | Walid Raad | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Untitled | Paul Guiragossian | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Arab Village I | Jamil Molaeb | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| The Flamenco Dancer | Seif Wanly | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Untitled | Abdulrahman Katanani | £5,000–£7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yousef Ahmed | The Letter "Noon" | $43,000 | Christie's, Oct 2007 | |
| Yousef Ahmed | Untitled | Christie's, Feb 2007 | ||
| Omar El-nagdi | Nu au fauteuil rouge | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Omar El-nagdi | Tahtib (The Cane Dance) | Bonhams, Aug 2021 | ||
| Omar El-nagdi | Ella Al-Souk (To the Souk) | Bonhams, Aug 2021 | ||
| Omar El-nagdi | Viol a Sarajevo | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Seif Wanly | Fishermen | Bonhams, May 2023 | ||
| Omar El-nagdi | Egyptian Minstrel | Christie's, May 2025 |
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.