Lot 27 · 20th Century Art / Middle East
au bord du nil (ala shat elnil / on the banks of the nile)
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- Estimate
- £150,000–£200,000 hammer ≈ $195,639–$260,852
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century Art / Middle East, London · 27 October 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4868421
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mahmoud Mokhtar, mahmoud mokhtar | au bord du nil (ala shat elnil / on the banks of the nile). Sotheby's, 27 Oct 2020, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4868421.
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Mahmoud Mokhtar, mahmoud mokhtar | au bord du nil (ala shat elnil / on the banks of the nile). Sotheby's, 27 Oct 2020, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4868421.
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From the same sale 20th Century Art / Middle East · Oct 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| massoud arabshahi | untitled | Massoud Arabshahi | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| abed abdi | untitled (beirut) | — | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| seif wanly | untitled | Seif Wanly | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| mahmoud hammad | peasants | Mahmoud Hammad | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| marwan | kopf | Marwan | £70,000–£90,000 | |
| marwan | untitled (from the marionnette series) | Marwan | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Mokhtar | on the banks of the nile (nahw ma'a elnil) | $476,555 | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | |
| Mahmoud Mokhtar | On the Banks of the Nile height: 37cm | Bonhams, Oct 2018 | ||
| Mahmoud Mokhtar | Al Amira (The Princess) | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Mahmoud Mokhtar | When Meeting The Man | Christie's, Apr 2010 | ||
| Mahmoud Mokhtar | Ibn El Balad (Son of the Nation) | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Mahmoud Mokhtar | au bord du nil (on the banks of the nile) | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 | ||
| Mahmoud Said | La fille aux yeux verts (réplique) (The Girl with the Green | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Mahmoud Mokhtar | Arous El Nil (Bust) (Bride of the Nile) | Sotheby's, Mar 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.