Lot 52 · This Too Shall Pass
the delirium of becoming, a moment caught between myth and history, no.1
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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — This Too Shall Pass, Dubai · 25 June 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4834672
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Farhad Ahrarnia, farhad ahrarnia | the delirium of becoming, a moment caught between myth and history, no.1. Sotheby's, 25 Jun 2020, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4834672.
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Farhad Ahrarnia, farhad ahrarnia | the delirium of becoming, a moment caught between myth and history, no.1. Sotheby's, 25 Jun 2020, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4834672.
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|---|---|---|---|
| margo veillon | metamorphose | — | $3,000–$4,000 | |
| hashel al lamki | untitled | — | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| bita fayyazi | when still a child | Bita Fayyazi | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| hashel al lamki | untitled | — | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| ala ebtekar | azimuth iii | Ala Ebtekar | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| mona saudi | woman/river | Mona Saudi | $50,000–$70,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Ayman Baalbaki | Building (A & I) | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Chant Avedissian | Dalida | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Chant Avedissian | Um Kulthum | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Chant Avedissian | Laqa'a (Abdel Halim Hafez and Farid Al-Atrash) | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Sohrab Sepehri | sohrab sepehri | untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Chant Avedissian | Yakan, number 14 from the 'Cairo Stencils' Series | Bonhams, Nov 2024 |
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