Lot 27 · Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Online Sale
Displacement of Letters
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,442–$9,018
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Online Sale, London, New Bond Street · 27 November 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-728975
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Yousef Ahmad, Displacement of Letters. Bonhams, 27 Nov 2019, lot 27. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-728975.
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Yousef Ahmad, Displacement of Letters. Bonhams, 27 Nov 2019, lot 27. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-728975.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Online Sale · Nov 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| View of Aswan | Mahmoud Said | £14,000–£20,000 | |
| Femme assise et accoudee sur une chaise | Mahmoud Said | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Flowers I | Louay Kayyali | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Flowers II | Louay Kayyali | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Self-Portrait | Seif Wanly | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Figures on Blue | Gazbia Sirry | £2,500–£3,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirin Neshat | Rapture | $8,299 | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | |
| Shirin Neshat | 'I Am Its Secret', 1993 | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Shirin Neshat | Stories of Martyrdom (From Women of Allah) | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Shirin Neshat | Untitled (Zarin series) | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Shirin Neshat | I am its Secret, 1993 | Christie's, Sep 2020 | ||
| Shirin Neshat | Untitled from Rapture | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| Shirin Neshat | I Am Its Secret , 1993 | Freeman's | Hindman, Apr 2025 | ||
| Yousef Ahmad | letter of love iii | Sotheby's, Oct 2014 |
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.