Lot 12 · International Modern & Contemporary Art at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai
Siesta
Louay Kayyali · oil on masonite
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- Estimate
- $22,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — International Modern & Contemporary Art at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai, Dubai · 24 May 2006
- Dimensions
- 43 3/8 x 32 5/8in. (110 x 80cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5680851
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Louay Kayyali, Siesta. Christie's, 24 May 2006, lot 12. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5680851.
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Louay Kayyali, Siesta. Christie's, 24 May 2006, lot 12. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5680851.
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From the same sale International Modern & Contemporary Art at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai · May 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ode | SALWA RAOUDA CHOUCAIR (LEBANON, B. 1916) | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled | MOHAMMED KACIMI (MOROCCO 1942-2003) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Untitled | FUAD BELLAMINE (MOROCCO, B. 1950) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Allah Nur Al-Samawat | MAHMUD HAMAD (SYRIA, 1923-1988) | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| Conviality: The Nile and the Trees | MOHAMMED ABLA (EGYPT, B. 1953) | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Laxmi Chauk | Ijaz ul Hassan (Pakistan, b. 1940) | $8,000–$12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louay Kayyali | Maloula | $32,725 | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | |
| Louay Kayyali | The Lottery Boy or 'Seller of Yanaseeb' | Bonhams, Apr 2018 | ||
| Louay Kayyali | From the Countryside of Aleppo (Min reef Halab) | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Louay Kayyali | Porteur (Al-Hammal) | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Louay Kayyali | White Daisies | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Louay Kayyali | Malula | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Louay Kayyali | Portrait of a Man | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Omar El-nagdi | Tahtib (The Cane Dance) | Bonhams, Aug 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.