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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $26,967–$40,450
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century Art/Middle East, London · 24 October 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5163365
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Etel Adnan, Sausalito, California. Sotheby's, 24 Oct 2023, lot 90. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5163365.
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Etel Adnan, Sausalito, California. Sotheby's, 24 Oct 2023, lot 90. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5163365.
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From the same sale 20th Century Art/Middle East · Oct 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Letter | — | £18,000–£25,000 | |
| Organic-Geometrical Integration (No. 28) | Abdel Rahman El Nashar | £18,000–£20,000 | |
| Nesma | Adam Henein | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Untitled (Kites) | Hassan Soliman | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| Birdcage (Variation No. 4) | — | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Orange Harvest | Inji Efflatoun | £18,000–£25,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etel Adnan | Untitled | $33,041 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | |
| Etel Adnan | etel adnan | untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Etel Adnan | Pont | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Etel Adnan | california | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Etel Adnan | Tamalpais | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Etel Adnan | Allah | Christie's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Etel Adnan | Zikr each page 27 x 21 cm | Bonhams, May 2019 | ||
| Etel Adnan | Hovering 3 | Sotheby's, May 2023 |
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.