Lot 183 · Modern and Contemporary Arab,Iranian and Turkish Art Part II
City Sniper
Khaled Hafez · acrylic and newspaper collage on canvas
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$40,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern and Contemporary Arab,Iranian and Turkish Art Part II, Dubai · 8 July 1998
- Dimensions
- 55 1/8 x 78¾in. (140 x 200cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4360632
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Khaled Hafez, City Sniper. Christie's, 8 Jul 1998, lot 183. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4360632.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Arab,Iranian and Turkish Art Part II · Jul 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Long-Faced Man | Abdul Hadi El-Gazzar (Egyptian, 1925-1965) | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Untitled | Shaker Hassan Al-Said (Iraqi, 1925-2004) | $25,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled | ALI MOKAWAS (SYRIAN, B. 1955) | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Kafour Al Ikshidi | KAREEM EL-QURITY (EGYPTIAN, B. 1982) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| The Face of Lady Faté | Fateh Moudarres | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Untitled | Fateh Moudarres | $12,000–$18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Anatsui | Untitled | $31,324 | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | |
| El Anatsui | Migration | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Chéri Samba | Le prix nobel de l’amour | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Chéri Samba | Je suis le meme mais…je ne suis plus le meme | Phillips, Mar 2022 | ||
| El Anatsui | Untitled 126.2 x 106 x 4cm (49 11/16 x 41 3/4 x 1 9/16in). | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Khaled Hafez | Sekhmet of Gemmanism | Christie's, Apr 2009 | ||
| Uzo Egonu | Dancers | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| El Anatsui | Road and links | Sotheby's, Jul 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.