Lot 36 · Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art
Au Revoir (Goodbye)
Elie Kanaan · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art , Dubai · 15 May 2003
- Dimensions
- 59 x 39 3/8in. (150 x 100cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4233924
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Elie Kanaan, Au Revoir (Goodbye). Christie's, 15 May 2003, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4233924.
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Elie Kanaan, Au Revoir (Goodbye). Christie's, 15 May 2003, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4233924.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art · May 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divide | Theodoros Stamos | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Woman | Willem De Kooning | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| I Accuse... | Bahmad Dadkhah (Iranian, b. 1941) | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Vase with Flowers No. 5 | Leyly Matine-daftary | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Mahvash | Ghasem Hajizadeh | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Grande Chambre 15 | Shafic Abboud | $150,000–$200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elie Kanaan | Girl in a Field | $68,750 | Christie's, May 2003 | |
| Elie Kanaan | Untitled | Christie's, Oct 2007 | ||
| Louay Kayyali | Untitled (The Portrait of Umayma Hussein Ibish) | Christie's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Farhad Moshiri | 101 Black | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Elie Kanaan | La Dentellière | Christie's, May 2003 | ||
| Paul Guiragossian | Regret | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Paul Guiragossian | Nay | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Louay Kayyali | The Red Boat | Sotheby's, Apr 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.