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Lot 444
EILEEN COPPER R.A. (BRITISH 1953) 'REMINISCENCES II', half length studies of a male and female figure embracing, signed and dated (19)99 bottom right, Art First Contemporary Art Gallery label verso, mixed media on paper, mounted, framed and glazed, approximate size 15cm x 11cm (A) Condition Report Picture appears in very good condition, no obvious damage. Frame in very good condition
Lot 28
Adam Henein (Egypt, born 1929)Beneath the Shadows mixed media on papyrus, framedsigned and dated '82' (lower right), executed in 198235 x 37cm (13 3/4 x 14 9/16in).Footnotes:Provenance:Property from a private collection, CairoThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR P* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.P This lot is owned by a private individual. The right of return enjoyed by EU customers is not applicable.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 33
Manoucher Yektai (Iran, born 1922)Still Life oil and mixed media on canvas signed 'Yektai 76' (bottom middle), executed in 1976122 x 87cm (48 1/16 x 34 1/4in).Footnotes:LOTS 33-39: PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF A DISTINGUISHED IRANIAN ACADEMIC IN NORTH AMERICAProvenance:Property from the estate of a distinguished Iranian academic, CaliforniaBonhams have the rare honour of presenting one of the most formidable examples of Manoucher Yektai's inimitable and striking expressionist still life compositions. A painting of remarkable pedigree, 'Still Life With Vase' comes back to the market for the first time since being acquired directly from the artist by a renowned Iranian academicMonumental, powerful and enigmatic, 'Still Life With Vase' exhibits all the lyrical intensity of Yektai's dramatic technique; an artist at the creative high point of his career, Yektai's work is exemplified by exhilarating lyric flurries of paint, thick rapier like strokes, and a virtuoso handling of impasto.Typical of his later more tightly ordered, paired down still life compositions 'Still Life With Vase',is imbued with a palpable sense of grace and serenity. Whilst we may notice the influence of action painting on Yektai's style with its powerful, energetic technique evident in the torrent of lush impastoed strokes which emanate from the vase, this painterly looseness is channeled within a well-contained, tight composition – the unlikely harmony of freedom and discipline writ large in paint.Born in Tehran, Yektai is considered one of the unsung founders of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism. After an early encounter with Iranian painter Mehdi Vishkaei, Yektai decided almost overnight to become an artist, failing to show up for his school exams one morning and proclaiming that he was destined to be a painter.Renowned for shunning easel painting, Yektai's habit of working his canvases from the floor stem from a painting session in the outskirts of Tehran in the 1930's, where he found himself unable to work with his canvas propped against a tree due to the wind, ending up finishing the composition on the ground, a method that would stay with him for his whole career, and one to which he attributes much of his dynamism and artistic freedom.Between 1945 and 1947, he studied with Amédée Ozenfant in Paris, France, and later in New York City. In 1951 and 1952 Leo Castelli brought some friends, including early Abstract-Expressionist painters, to see Yektai's New York exhibitions shows. Castelli introduced him to the 9th Street Club in 1951 and he soon became a friend of Rothko,Tobey, Guston, and others. In the mid-1950S he was included in classic group exhibitions of early Abstract-Expressionism at the Stable Gallery and elsewhere, with older generation artists such as DeKooning, Pollock, Newman, and Kline. From 1957 till 1965 he showed at Poindexter. With this background it would be easy to regard Yektai as a key member of the New York School.Conceptually and stylistically, the present work is a fascinating example of the very subtle sense of tension between naturalism and abstraction manifest in Yektais work. Firmly established as one of the founding members of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism, Yektai's work was shaped and informed by his artistic milieu: luminaries such as Rothko, Pollock, De Kooning and Kline.It is notable however that throughout his work the submission to abstraction is never complete, and that the artists love and appreciation of tangible forms ensures a strong presence of naturalism in his compositions. Yektai's desire not to forsake the identity of his surroundings, ultimately, his attachment to natural forms would not grant abstraction a total victory, and it is in this tension that his artistic sincerity is most deeply revealed.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * P* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.P This lot is owned by a private individual. The right of return enjoyed by EU customers is not applicable.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 36
Marcos Grigorian (Iran, 1925-2007)Untitled (from the Tree of Life series) oil and mixed media on canvas, framedexecuted circa early 1960s143 x 85.5cm (56 5/16 x 33 11/16in).Footnotes:Provenance:Property from the estate of a distinguished Iranian academic, CaliforniaThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * P* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.P This lot is owned by a private individual. The right of return enjoyed by EU customers is not applicable.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 44
Ahmad Shibrain (Sudan, 1931-2017)Letters from Khartoum mixed media on paper, framedsigned in Arabic (lower left), executed circa 197036 x 36cm (14 3/16 x 14 3/16in).Footnotes:Provenance:Property from a private collection, CumbriaPurchased directly from the artist by the above, who was a teacher at the University of Khartoum in the late 1960'sAhmed Shibrain is an integral and leading figure of Modernism in Sudan. Shibrain was born in 1931 in Berber, Sudan. In the early 1950s, Shibrain studied at the Khartoum Technical Institute when the institution was the hub of contemporary African art of the region and in 1957 he went onto studying at the Central School of Art and Design in London. Alongside his influential contemporaries Ibrahim El-Salahi and Kamala Ishag, Shibrain was one of the founders of The Khartoum School in the 1960s. The Khartoum School was a movement of visual artists who cultivated a new visual style called Sudanawiyya, which expressed local and Pan-African traditions alongside Western influences. Through the use of calligraphy, the aesthetics of hurufiyya (transforming Arabic letters into abstract shapes; named after harf the Arabic word for letter) and Islamic motifs, the movement attempted to convey the cultural fabric of Sudan. After returning to Khartoum, Shibrain became the head of the graphics department at his former college in 1970, and its dean in 1975. He was known for his design of presidential medals, postal stamps and various ebony murals. He held numerous exhibitions in Africa and abroad, published several books and critical essays and held many functional and academic positions in Sudan. In 1966 Shibrain founded the non-profit Shibrain Art Gallery which showcases Sudanese artists.'As students, we used to rush into the other art studios, but entering his studio, we were always well-prepared as we felt that we were in the presence of creativity and achievement. He used to spend 10 minutes with each student, discussing their creative productions. Those 10 minutes were more than enough to feed us for the whole week, as they were so deep and interesting. Shibrain was fully aware of our potential and was the flaming fire that fed our creativity. We, as students, felt that he was living this 'age of the arts', and that he was always up to date and fully aware of where the arts was going' -Professor Hussein JumaanThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: PP This lot is owned by a private individual. The right of return enjoyed by EU customers is not applicable.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 5
Fahr El-Nissa Zeid (Turkey, 1900-1991)Shadow and Shape mixed media on paper, framedexecuted circa 1950's63 x 97cm (24 13/16 x 38 3/16in).Footnotes:Provenance:Property from a distinguished private collection, IstanbulNote:The present lot has been authenticated by the artists son and is inscribed 'I certify that this painting was made by my mother Fahrlenissa Zeid' on the versoThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: PP This lot is owned by a private individual. The right of return enjoyed by EU customers is not applicable.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 6
Fahr El-Nissa Zeid (Turkey, 1900-1991)Metropolis mixed media on paper, framedexecuted circa 1950's74 x 106cm (29 1/8 x 41 3/4in).Footnotes:Provenance:Property from a distinguished private collection, IstanbulNote:The present lot has been authenticated by the artists son and is inscribed 'I certify this drawing is from my mother Fahrelnissa Zeid's collection. Raad Bin Zeid' on the versoThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: PP This lot is owned by a private individual. The right of return enjoyed by EU customers is not applicable.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 70
Sirak Melkonian (Iran, born 1931)Study for a Mural of Tree Trunks mixed media on paper, framedexecuted circa 1970's26 x 70cm (10 1/4 x 27 9/16in).Footnotes:Provenance:Property from the George and Carpetian familyAcquired directly from the Artist in London circa 1970'sThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: PP This lot is owned by a private individual. The right of return enjoyed by EU customers is not applicable.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 79
Ardeshir Mohasses (Iran, 1938-2008)Musicians mixed media on papersigned 'Ardeshir' and dated '90' (lower right), executed in 1990 47 x 60cm (18 1/2 x 23 5/8in).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 80
Ardeshir Mohasses (Iran, 1938-2008)Wandering Ghost mixed media on paper, framedsigned 'Ardeshir' (lower left) and titled 'Wandering Ghost' (upper centre)34 x 16cm (13 3/8 x 6 5/16in).Footnotes:Provenance:Acquired directly from the artist during his lifetime, Thence by descent to a private family collection, New YorkThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 93
Fereydoun Ave (Iran, born 1945)The Fig and the Fig Leaf Mixed media on paper, framedexecuted in 200838 x 28cm (14 15/16 x 11in).Footnotes:'No thing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen'-Epictetus Provenance:Property from a private collection, LondonExhibited: The Fig and the Fig Leaf, 2008Literature:The Fig and the Fig Leaf, 2008, fig. 32This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: PP This lot is owned by a private individual. The right of return enjoyed by EU customers is not applicable.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 95
Parvaneh Etemadi (Iran, born 1947)In Buddha's Shadow mixed media on paper, framedsigned and dated 1998 (lower right), executed in 199867 x 50cm (26 3/8 x 19 11/16in).Footnotes:Provenance:Property from a private collection, ParisThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: PP This lot is owned by a private individual. The right of return enjoyed by EU customers is not applicable.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 253
Krishna Hawlaji Ara (Indian, 1914-1985)Still Life mixed media on paper, framedexecuted circa 1960's-1970's55 x 73cm (21 5/8 x 28 3/4in).Footnotes:Provenance:Property from a private collection, LondonAcquired directly by the above from The Birla Art Academy, Mumbai, 1998This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: PP This lot is owned by a private individual. The right of return enjoyed by EU customers is not applicable.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 211
Paul FEILER (1918-2013)Drawing of a Cornish CoveMixed mediaSigned and dated 54Inscribed as titled verso 25.5 x 36cmCondition report: Arrived as part of an important Cornish collection from a private estate. Framed and glazed. No creases, tears or rips in the paper. Some marks on the mount, believed to be the original.
Lot 227
Margo MAECKELBERGHE (1932-2014) Beach Roses Farm Greenbank Penzance Mixed media on paperSigned and dated 65Inscribed as titled verso 17 x 26cmProvenance: The Abbey Framers label versoCondition report: There are no evident condition issues however the picture has not been examined out of its frame.UK postage: £40+VAT.
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