An Evening Sale of Modern and Contemporary Art Wednesday April 3, 2019 Wednesday, April 3, 2019 2107 Addax Tower at the City of Lights, Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. “An Evening Sale of Modern and Contemporary Art” Viewing: Sunday March 31, 2019 11:00am - 8:00pm Monday April 1, 2019 11:00am - 8:00pm Tuesday April 2, 2019 11:00am - 8:00pm Wednesday April 3, 2019 11:00am - 6:00pm Lecture: Wednesday April 3, 2019 at 6:30pm Auction: Wednesday April 3, 2019 at 7:00pm 2107 Addax Tower at the City of Lights, Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. P.O. Box 33323 Tel. +971 2 6264 666 Fax. +971 2 6272 888 Email: [email protected] www.estuary.ae BUYERS PREMIUM SCHEDULE As of January 2018 Total Purchase (AED) Buyers Premium + 5% VAT 1 to 100,000 25% 100,001 to 300,000 20% of the Buyers Premium 300,001 and above 15% HOW TO BUY AT AUCTION 1 Lot 1 Abdul Qadir Al Rassam. Oil on Canvas. Approx. Dim. 50 x 35cm Est. 48,000 - 60,000 AED 13,043 - 16,304 USD Abdul Qadir Al Rassam (1882 - 1952) Baghdad, Iraq Was born in Baghdad, Iraq and is one of the rst generation of Iraqi artists to study abroad and paint in the European style. He was born in the Maysan Province, Qal'at Saleh District in 1882. Qadir's life straddled two distinct eras in Iraqi history: he was born during Ottoman rule and died in the royal era (1921-1958). He was the rst well-known painter in modern Iraq and the leader of realism school in Iraq. He is noted for his portraits and landscapes, painted in the Realist style. He studied military science and at the Military College, Istanbul, Turkey, (then the capital of the Ottoman Empire) from 1904, where drawing and painting were part of the curriculum. Along with contemporaries, Salim Mohammed Saleh Zaki (1888-1974) and Hajj Mohammed Salim (1883-1941) who was a relative; all of whom also studied at the Military Academy, this group of Iraqi artists were rst generation to paint in the European style. is group became known as the Ottoman artists. He was the rst local artist to oer painting lessons in his studio, and many modern Iraqi painters began their careers by studying with him. He was also the rst modern Iraqi artist to paint a mural in a public building - at the entrance to the Cinema Royal in Baghdad. 3 Lot 2 Mohammed Salih Zeki. Oil on Canvas. Approx. Dim. 29 x 24cm Est. 14,000 - 20,000 AED 3,804 - 5,435 USD Mohamed Salih Zaki (1888) Baghdad, Iraq Finished studies in Baghdad. He graduated as Lieutenant Junior Grade from the military school, Istanbul (Turkey), in 1908. Studied painting at the Fine Arts Institute so as to nish the study of this art which he had started at the military school. Practiced landscape painting and completed many drawings recording his sightseeings and impressions of the countries which he visited. In 1939 he travelled to Europe to acquaint himself with art museums. Participated in the Iraqi Artists Society exhibitions. Member of the Iraqi Artists Society. 4 Lot 3 Assim Hafedh. Oil on Board. Approx. Dim. 51 x 33cm Est. 20,000 - 28,000 AED 5,435 - 7,609 USD Assim Hafedh (1886 - 1978) Studied Art for 19 years. Studied in Paris from an early age under Antoine Renol from 1928 – 1931. Studied later in Istanbul. 5 Lot 4 Jewad Saleem. Ink on Paper. Approx. Dim. 45 x 25cm Est. 60,000 - 80,000 AED 16,304 - 21,739 USD Jewad Saleem (1919 – 1961) Iraq Jewad Salim was an Iraqi painter and sculptor born in Ankara (Turkey) in 1919. He studied sculpture in Paris (1938-1939), Rome (1939-1940) and London (1946-1948). Upon completing his studies, Salim returned to Iraq and was appointed head of the Sculpture Department at the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad, a position he retained until his death in 1961. He also founded the Jama'et Baghdad lil Fen al-Hadith (e Baghdad Modern Art Group) with fellow artist Shakir Hassan Al Said, as well as the new Baghdad School of Modern Art. He is especially known for his Nasb al-Hurriyah (Monument of Freedom), located in one of Baghdad's main squares. In this monu- ment, the artist celebrated the Iraqi people and the 1958 Revolution, however, he died before the monument was completed. Selim is credited as being the most inuential artist in Iraq's modern art movement. 6 Su’ad Salim Lot 5 Su'ad Salim. 1954. Oil on Board. (1918) He was one of the founders of the Art Friends Society in 1941. Approx. Dim. 88 x 43cm He was the rst cartoonist in Iraq. Est. 64,000 - 86,000 AED e National Gallery for Modern Art in Baghdad das some of his works. 17,391 - 23,370 USD 7 Lot 6 Akram Shukri. 1965. Oil on Canvas. Approx. Dim. 79 x 59cm Est. 58,000 - 64,000 AED 15,761 - 17,391 USD Akram Shukri (1910) Baghdad, Iraq Studied painting in England in 1931. Joined in founding the Friends of Art Society in 1940. He participated in its annual exhibitions during 1941, 1942, 1943, and 1946. Participated in most annual exhibitions of the Iraqi Artists Society. Took part in the Avicenna Exhibition in Baghdad in 1952. Held a one-man exhibition in Baghdad in 1956. Member of the Iraqi Artists Society. 8 Lot 7 Hadh Al-Droubi. 1979. Oil on Canvas. Approx. Dim. 69 x 49cm Hadh Al-Droubi Est. 56,000 - 62,000 AED 15,217 - 16,848 USD (1914 - 1991) Iraq In 1936, Hadh Al Droubi travelled to Rome for several years to receive formal training in art. He pursued further studies at London’s Goldsmiths College (1950), after which he returned to Iraq and was actively engaged with the growing art scene. He is credited for establishing Baghdad’s rst free atelier studio in 1942 and founded the artist collective; e Impressionists. Al Droubi is highly regarded not only for his work, but also for his involvement in further developing arts education in Iraq. He was the chair of the Iraqi Artists, and Dean of the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad. His art explored themes of daily life in Iraq. 9 Lot 8 Faiq Hassan. 1989. Oil on Canvas. Approx. Dim. 32 x 25cm Est. 24,000 - 30,000 AED 6,522 - 8,152 USD Faiq Hassan (1914 – 1992) Iraq Faiq Hassan is often regarded as the father of Iraqi modern art. In 1933, Hassan was the second recipient of a government-funded scholarship to study art in Europe, where he pursued his studies at the Ècole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. In 1938, upon obtaining his degree, he returned to Baghdad and accepted a position at the Institute of Fine Art as the director of the Department of Painting and Sculpture. Hassan was highly active and involved in numerous art groups that brought artists together in exhibitions, including the Society of the Friends of Art. In 1950, Hassan founded the group Ar-ruwwād, or the Pioneers, that began under the name Société Primitive. In 1967, Faiq Hassan formed another art group known as Az-Zawiya, or the Angle, which included prominent artists such as Ismail Fattah, Mohammed Ghani Hikmet, and Kadhim Hayder. roughout his career he experimented with various art styles and has been described as a primitivist, an impressionist, and a cubist. 10 Lot 9 Faiq Hassan. Charcoal on Paper. Approx. Dim. 51 x 28cm Est. 22,000 - 28,000 AED 5,978 - 7,609 USD 11 Lot 10 Khalid Al Rahal. 1981. Mixed Media on Wood. Approx. Dim. 66 x 63cm Est. 80,000 - 100,000 AED 21,739 - 27,174 USD Khalid Al Rahal (1926-1986) Iraq He was an Iraqi sculptor and one of the leaders of the art movement in Iraq. He received his diploma in sculpting from Baghdad Institute of Fine Arts in 1947 and joined Baghdad’s Group of Modern Art in 1953 in which he had participated in several exhibitions until 1962. Afterwards, he moved to Rome and received a degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome in 1964. Although he is trained as a sculptor, Al-Rahal also enjoyed painting and had exhibited several of them. Khaled Al Rahal was a student of the legendary Iraqi sculptor Jawad Saleem, and he developed a professional yet very emotionally driven attachment to Jawad and his work. One account recalls that on the day of Jawad Saleem’s funeral, Khaled drove on his motorcycle holding a black bag, ran through the massive crowds, uncovered Saleem’s face and started kissing him as he cries his loss. He later removed sculpting clay from that bag and placed it over Saleem’s face, creating a mask that reserves Saleem’s features and returned it to the bag and left. 12 Lot 11 Issa Hanna. 1976. Oil on Canvas. Approx. Dim. 95 x 75cm Est. 24,000 - 30,000 AED 6,522 - 8,152 USD Issa Hanna (1919) Iraq Practiced painting since his primary school years. Graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts, 1950. He was granted a scholarship to USA to study visual studio. Joined the evening classes in the Art Institute of the University of Sinacore for a year. Took part in the rst collective exhibition held in Al-Gharbya School in 1933, took part in the exhibitions of art and was one of its founding mebers.