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Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art New Bond Street, London | 1 May 2019 Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art New Bond Street, London | Wednesday 1 May 2019 at 3pm VIEWINGS BIDS ENQUIRIES IMPORTANT INFORMATION Thursday 25 April +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Nima Sagharchi The United States Government 12pm to 4.30pm +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax +44 (0) 20 7468 8342 has banned the import of ivory Friday 26 April To bid via the internet please visit [email protected] into the USA. Lots containing 9am to 4.30pm www.bonhams.com ivory are indicated by the symbol Sunday 28 April Noor Soussi Ф printed beside the lot number 11am to 3pm Please note that bids should be +44 (0) 20 7468 8345 in this catalogue. Monday 29 April submitted no later than 4pm on [email protected] 9am to 4.30pm the day prior to the sale. Please note that all lots marked Tuesday 30 April CONDITION REPORTS with the symbol R (Persian/ 9am to 4.30pm New bidders must also provide Requests for condition Iranian in origin) may be subject Wednesday 1 May proof of identity when submitting reports for this sale to restrictions on import into 9am to 12pm bids. Failure to do this may result should be emailed to: the USA. US based bidders in your bid not being processed. [email protected] are therefore strongly advised SALE NUMBER to consider their shipping 25460 Telephone bidding will only be arrangements before bidding on accepted on lots with a lower CUSTOMER SERVICES such lots. estimate in excess of £1,000. Monday to Friday CATALOGUE 8.30am to 6pm £30.00 REGISTRATION Live online bidding is +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 Fax IMPORTANT NOTICE ILLUSTRATIONS available for this sale Please note that all customers, Front cover: Lot 11 Please email [email protected] irrespective of any previous Back cover: Lot 22 with “Live bidding” in the subject Please see back of catalogue activity with Bonhams, are Inside front cover: Lot 25 line 48 hours before the auction for important notice to bidders. Inside back cover: Lot 15 to register for this service. required to complete the Bidder As a courtesy to intending Registration Form in advance of bidders, Bonhams will provide a the sale. The form can be found written Indication of the physical at the back of every catalogue condition of lots in this sale if a and on our website at www. request is received up to 24 hours before the auction starts. bonhams.com and should be This written Indication is issued returned by email or post to the subject to Clause 3 of the Notice specialist department or to the to Bidders. bids department at [email protected] To bid live online and / or leave internet bids please go to www.bonhams.com/ auctions/25460 and click on the Register to bid link at the top left of the page. Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams International Board Registered No. 4326560 Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Matthew Girling CEO, Asaph Hyman, Caroline Oliphant, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Edward Wilkinson, Geoffrey Davies, James Knight, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Jon Baddeley, Jonathan Fairhurst, Leslie Wright, Rupert Banner, Simon Cottle. 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Please note that Alban Shipping will Storage charges may apply. be closed on Monday 6 May 2019 for the May Bank Holiday Islamic and Indian, Middle Eastern and South Asian Art London Nima Sagharchi Director, Middle Eastern, Islamic and South Asian Art Noor Soussi Junior Specialist, Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Tahmina Ghaffar Specialist, Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art Oliver White Head of Department, Islamic and Indian Art Matthew Thomas Specialist, Islamic and Indian Art Flavia Deakin Cataloguer, Islamic and Indian Art Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art Hong Kong Edward Wilkinson Global Head Executive Director, Asia Lilia Chen Senior Administrator New York Mark Rasmussen Specialist Head of Sales Doris Jin Huang Specialist 1 * HUSSEIN MADI (LEBANON, BORN 1938) Abstract Flora acrylic on canvas signed “Madi” in Arabic and English and dated “2001” (lower right), executed in 2001 70 x 80cm (27 9/16 x 31 1/2in). £8,000 - 12,000 €9,400 - 14,000 US$11,000 - 16,000 To be sold without reserve Provenance: Property from a private collection, Beirut For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot 6 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. 2 * HUSSEIN MADI (LEBANON, BORN 1938) Reclining Nude acrylic on canvas signed “Madi” (lower left) and inscribed “Madi, 130x130cm, 2013” on the verso, executed in 2013 130 x 130cm (51 3/16 x 51 3/16in). £12,000 - 15,000 €14,000 - 18,000 US$16,000 - 20,000 To be sold without reserve Provenance: Property from a private collection, Beirut For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART | 7 3 GEORGES CYR (LEBANON, 1880-1964) The present work is an intriguing and unusual marine composition by L’Aquarium (Homage to Antoni Gaudi) renowned Franco-Lebanese artist Georges Cyr.