Lot 52 · 20th Century Art / Middle East
action 97, algerian civilians suspected of being terrorists are searched and put on trucks to be taken to the interrogation cells, algiers 1956
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $19,542–$26,056
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century Art / Middle East, London · 23 October 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4696985
- Record
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Reza Aramesh, action 97, algerian civilians suspected of being terrorists are searched and put on trucks to be taken to the interrogation cells, algiers 1956. Sotheby's, 23 Oct 2018, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4696985.
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Reza Aramesh, action 97, algerian civilians suspected of being terrorists are searched and put on trucks to be taken to the interrogation cells, algiers 1956. Sotheby's, 23 Oct 2018, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4696985.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reza Aramesh | Action 97. | $24,136 | Christie's, Oct 2019 | |
| Reza Aramesh | Action 79. West Bank town of Jericho: Israeli troops order a | Christie's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Reza Aramesh | action 117: vietcong prisoner, thuong duc, january 23 1967. | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Reza Aramesh | Action 105. | Christie's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Charles Hossein Zenderoudi | Tyss + Ba 1972 | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Fateh Moudarres | Untitled | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Charles Hossein Zenderoudi | Bez+ff+2 | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Farhad Moshiri | Three candles | Phillips, Nov 2021 |
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.