Lot 8 · Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part I
The bread maker
Louay Kayyali · oil on masonite
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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part I, Dubai · 27 March 1998
- Dimensions
- 37½ x 29in. (95 x 75cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4682624
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Louay Kayyali, The bread maker. Christie's, 27 Mar 1998, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4682624.
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Louay Kayyali, The bread maker. Christie's, 27 Mar 1998, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4682624.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part I · Mar 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le courroux | Abdallah Benanteur | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| The Pearl Elephant | Nadim Karam | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Femme au chapeau | Albert Marquet | £800–£1,000 | |
| Composition | Le Corbusier | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Madre con nino | Ricardo Macarron Jaime (b.1926) | £800–£1,200 | |
| Reclining Figure | Henry Moore | £2,000–£3,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louay Kayyali | The Shoe Shine Boy (masih al-ahdhia) | $97,608 | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | |
| Louay Kayyali | The Boats (Marakab) | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Louay Kayyali | Mother and Child | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Louay Kayyali | The Red Boat | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Louay Kayyali | The Launderette | Bonhams, Oct 2019 | ||
| Louay Kayyali | Porteur (Al-Hammal) | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Louay Kayyali | Ghafwa (Slumber) | Christie's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Louay Kayyali | The Artist’s Muse Hala Midani | Christie's, Mar 2019 |
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.