Updated: April 15, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Christie’s Dubai sale of Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art
Lot 6 Chafic Abboud (Lebanese, 1926-2004) LE CHEMIN D'ALEP signed and dated 'Abboud 98' (lower right); signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'ABBOUD 2000 "LE CHEMIN D'ALEP" terminŽ 27.07.2000' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 74 x 80 7/8in. (190 x 205.5cm.) Painted in 1998-2000 ESTIMATE: $200,000 - 250,000 For a story by Anna Seaman about Christie's auction. MANDATORY CREDIT: CHRISTIE'S IMAGES LTD. 2013
Charles Hossein Zenderoudi (French, born in Iran 1937) TCH + TCH + TCHH signed and dated 'Zenderoudi 72' (lower centre); titled and dated 'TCH + TCH + TCHH 72' (on the stretcher) acrylic on canvas 51 1/8 x 76 in. (130 x 195cm.) Painted in 1972 ESTIMAT???
Lalla Essaydi (Moroccan, b. 1956) Dancer Triptych (#8, #10, #12) signed 'Lalla Essaydi' (on a label affixed to the reverse) chromogenic print mounted on aluminium, in three parts each: 40 x 30in. (101.6 x 76.2cm.); overall: 40 x 90in. (101.5 x 228.6cm???
Parviz Tanavoli (Iranian, b. 1937) Poet and the Key incised with the artist's signature and date 'Parviz '08' (on the lower right of the top of the base plinth) polished bronze and bronze with brown patina 41 1/8 x 11 x 9 in. (100.4 x 28 x 24.2cm.) Exe???
Christie's held a preview event in advance of their twice-yearly sale of Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish art to be held on April 16 and 17, 2013 in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
Christie's held a preview event in advance of their twice-yearly sale of Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish art to be held on April 16 and 17, 2013 in Dubai. Photo by: Sarah Dea/The National
Christie's held a preview event in advance of their twice-yearly sale of Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish art to be held on April 16 and 17, 2013 in Dubai. Sarah Dea/The National
Christie's held a preview event in advance of their twice-yearly sale of Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish art to be held on April 16 and 17, 2013 in Dubai. Sarah Dea/The National
Khalid Al-Banna (Emirati, b. 1975) Al Hadir (The Present) signed indistinctly and dated '2012' (on the reverse) fabric collage on Plexiglas diameter: 33 in. (85cm.) Executed in 2012. ESTIMATE: $4,000 - 6,000. CHRISTIE'S IMAGES LTD. 2013
Marwan (Syrian, b. 1934) GROSSER KOPF (NACH RECHTS) (Large Head (Turned Towards the Right)) signed and dated 'marwan 74' and again indistinctly (lower right); signed, titled and dated 'MARWAN GROSSER KOPF (NACH RECHTS) - 1974 DEZEMBER' (on the stretcher???