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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $49,618–$74,426
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — A Love Letter to Beirut: Arts and Culture, 1960s - 2020s, London · 23 April 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5208557
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ayman Baalbaki, Untitled (Ruin). Sotheby's, 23 Apr 2024, lot 29. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5208557.
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Ayman Baalbaki, Untitled (Ruin). Sotheby's, 23 Apr 2024, lot 29. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5208557.
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From the same sale A Love Letter to Beirut: Arts and Culture, 1960s - 2020s · Apr 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marionette | — | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| Untitled (Wedding) | — | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Untitled (Jerusalem) | — | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Beirut | Etel Adnan | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Untitled | Huguette Caland | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| I Only Wish I Could Weep (Attributed to Operator #17) | The Atlas Group / Walid Ra'ad | £6,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayman Baalbaki | Sans titre | $69,987 | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | |
| Ayman Baalbaki | ayman baalbaki | al-mulatham a | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Ayman Baalbaki | Beirut Suburbs, 2006 (Tammouz series) | Bonhams, Oct 2018 | ||
| Ayman Baalbaki | Untitled (Ruin) | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Ayman Baalbaki | Untitled (Loss and Destruction) | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Ayman Baalbaki | Untitled | Christie's, Jul 1998 | ||
| Ayman Baalbaki | American Embassy | Bonhams, May 2019 | ||
| Ayman Baalbaki | Fighters | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 |
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.