Alexander Boghossian Sold at Auction Prices

Painter, b. 1937 - d. 2003

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        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Twilight Braves
          Oct. 16, 2024

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Twilight Braves

          Est: £5,000 - £8,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Twilight Braves signed and dated 'SKUNDER' in Amharic (lower left),'SKUNDER/ 64' (lower right), titled 'Twilight Braves' (lower right of the card); numbered 'BOG(6)-3' in three places (verso) gouache on paper laid to card paper: 35 x 25cm (13 3/4 x 9 13/16in). card: 41.5 x 30cm (16 5/16 x 11 13/16in).

          Bonhams
        • Ancient Fog
          Sep. 27, 2024

          Ancient Fog

          Est: £30,000 - £50,000

          Alexander Skunder Boghossian Ethiopian (1937-2003) Ancient Fog signed and dated 1975 (lower left) oil on canvas 149.9 by 124.5cm., 59 by 49in.

          Sotheby's
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Twilight Braves
          Mar. 27, 2024

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Twilight Braves

          Est: £7,000 - £10,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Twilight Braves signed and dated 'SKUNDER' in Amharic (lower left),'SKUNDER/ 64' (lower right), titled 'Twilight Braves' (lower right of the card); numbered 'BOG(6)-3' in three places (verso) gouache on paper laid to card paper: 35 x 25cm (13 3/4 x 9 13/16in). card: 41.5 x 30cm (16 5/16 x 11 13/16in).

          Bonhams
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Summer Gallopade
          Mar. 27, 2024

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Summer Gallopade

          Est: £10,000 - £15,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Summer Gallopade signed and dated 'SKUNDER' in Amharic/ 'SKUNDER 64' (lower right); titled, signed, dated and numbered ''SUMMER GALLOPADE'/ SKUNDER 64/ 'SKUNDER' in Amharic/ 'BOG (7) L3' (verso) gouache on card 38 x 39cm (14 15/16 x 15 3/8in).

          Bonhams
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Untitled (framed)
          Mar. 27, 2024

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Untitled (framed)

          Est: £10,000 - £15,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Untitled signed and dated 'SKUNDER 62' (lower left) oil on board 54.6 x 45.7cm (21 1/2 x 18in). (framed)

          Bonhams
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Timkat (framed)
          Mar. 27, 2024

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Timkat (framed)

          Est: £30,000 - £50,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Timkat signed and dated 'SKUNDER' in Amharic/ 'SKUNDER 67' (lower right) oil on canvas 80 x 134.5cm (31 1/2 x 52 15/16in). (framed)

          Bonhams
        • Alexander Skunder Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Asilah, Moroco
          May. 17, 2023

          Alexander Skunder Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Asilah, Moroco

          Est: $8,000 - $12,000

          Alexander Skunder Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Asilah, Moroco Signed and dated '78 '79 bottom center, signed and dated again and titled verso, oil and mixed media on canvas. (33 x 53 3/4 in. (83.8 x 136.5cm)) Provenance The Artist. Private Collection (acquired directly from the above.) Private Collection, Washington, D.C. (by family descent). To request a condition report, or for any additional information, please email Adrianne Wolkenberg at awolkenberg@freemansauction.com.

          Freeman's | Hindman
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Untitled (framed)
          Mar. 22, 2023

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Untitled (framed)

          Est: £20,000 - £30,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Untitled signed and dated 'SKUNDER 62' (lower left) oil on board 54.6 x 45.7cm (21 1/2 x 18in). (framed)

          Bonhams
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopie, 1937-2003)
          Nov. 30, 2022

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopie, 1937-2003)

          Est: €8,000 - €12,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopie, 1937-2003) The Devil and the Crescent 1970 signé et daté ' Skunder 70' en bas à droite; titré au revers huile sur panneau signed and dated ' Skunder 70' lower right; titled on the reverse oil on panel 47 x 41 cm. 18 3/4 x 16 1/4 in.

          Bonhams
        • ALEXANDER SKUNDER BOGHOSSIAN (ETHIOPIAN, 1937-2003)
          Oct. 07, 2022

          ALEXANDER SKUNDER BOGHOSSIAN (ETHIOPIAN, 1937-2003)

          Est: $8,000 - $12,000

          ALEXANDER SKUNDER BOGHOSSIAN (ETHIOPIAN, 1937-2003) Homage to Abebe Bekila acrylic on canvas board 21 3/4 x 29 7/8 in. (55.3 x 75.8 cm.)

          Christie's
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Untitled 21 1/2 x 18in (54.6 x 45.7cm).
          Jul. 27, 2022

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Untitled 21 1/2 x 18in (54.6 x 45.7cm).

          Est: $40,000 - $60,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Untitled signed and dated 'SKUNDER 62' (lower left) oil on board 21 1/2 x 18in (54.6 x 45.7cm). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

          Bonhams
        • Untitled
          Mar. 22, 2022

          Untitled

          Est: £2,000 - £3,000

          Alexander Skunder Boghossian Ethiopian  1937-2003 Asphalt Constellations signed, titled and dated 'July 78' (on the reverse) pigment on bark 101.5 by 16cm., 40 by 6¼in. framed: 102.9 by 24.1cm., 40½ by 9½in.

          Sotheby's
        • Untitled (Scrolls)
          Mar. 22, 2022

          Untitled (Scrolls)

          Est: £12,000 - £18,000

          Alexander Skunder Boghossian 1937-2003 Ethiopian Untitled (6 Scrolls) oil on hand made paper, cloth and burlap I: 783.6 by 12.7cm., 308 ½ by 5in.; signed and dated 1987 II: 477.5 by 12.7cm., 188 by 5in. III: 472.5 by 12.7cm., 186 by 5in. IV: 431.8 by 12.7cm., 170 by 5in.  V: 355.6 by 12.7cm., 140 by 5in. VI: 323.2 by 12.7cm., 127¼ by 5in.; signed and dated 1987 (6)

          Sotheby's
        • Original Spring
          Mar. 22, 2022

          Original Spring

          Est: £4,000 - £6,000

          Alexander Skunder Boghossian Ethiopian  1937-2003 Original Spring signed and dated 1992 (lower right); titled and dated (on the reverse) 90 by 61.2cm., 35½ by 24in. framed: 104.1 by 76.2cm., 41 by 30in.

          Sotheby's
        • New York Scroll #1
          Mar. 22, 2022

          New York Scroll #1

          Est: £10,000 - £15,000

          Alexander Skunder Boghossian Ethiopian  1937-2003 New York Scroll #1 titled and dated 1983 (on the reverse) oil on board 45.7 by 60.9cm., 18 by 24in. framed: 51.4 by 66.7cm., 20¼ by 26¼in.

          Sotheby's
        • Dumb, Deaf and Blind
          Mar. 22, 2022

          Dumb, Deaf and Blind

          Est: £20,000 - £30,000

          Alexander Skunder Boghossian Ethiopian 1937-2003 Dumb, Deaf and Blind signed, titled and dated 1972 (on the reverse) oil on canvas panel 60.3 by 75.5cm., 23¾ by 29¾in. framed: 64.7 by 80cm., 25½ by 31½in.

          Sotheby's
        • Alexander Skunder Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Two works on card (i-ii): ((2))
          Mar. 09, 2022

          Alexander Skunder Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Two works on card (i-ii): ((2))

          Est: £7,000 - £10,000

          Alexander Skunder Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Two works on card (i-ii): (i) Untitled mixed media on card 23 x 31.2cm (9 1/16 x 12 5/16in). (ii) Untitled signed and dated 'SKUNDER/ 68' (lower left) mixed media on card 22.5 x 31.7cm (8 7/8 x 12 1/2in). (2) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

          Bonhams
        • Alexander Skunder Boghossian, 1937-2003, Untitled, Acrylic and metallic paint on tar paper laid down on board (original)
          Dec. 04, 2021

          Alexander Skunder Boghossian, 1937-2003, Untitled, Acrylic and metallic paint on tar paper laid down on board (original)

          Est: $10,000 - $20,000

          Alexander Skunder Boghossian 1937-2003 Untitled Acrylic and metallic paint on tar paper laid down on board (original) 1978 Acrylic and metallic paint on tar paper laid down on board (original) 43 x 28 inches Signed and dated. Provenance: the artist to Dr Robert Galloway, Houston, Texas

          Black Art Auction
        • The Creation
          Oct. 20, 2021

          The Creation

          Est: £40,000 - £60,000

          Alexander Skunder Boghossian Ethiopian  1937-2003 The Creation signed and dated 1967 (upper right); titled (on the stretcher) oil on canvas 88 by 115cm., 34½ by 45¼in. Framed: 90 by 117cm., 35½ by 46in.

          Sotheby's
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Two Figures Seen Through an Archway 21 x 17 1/16in (53.3 x 43.3cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Two Figures Seen Through an Archway 21 x 17 1/16in (53.3 x 43.3cm)

          Est: $4,000 - $6,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Two Figures Seen Through an Archway signed and dated 'SKUNDER 68' (lower right) oil on practical board 21 x 17 1/16in (53.3 x 43.3cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

          Bonhams
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Shrouded Lady 8 3/16 x 5 1.8in (20.8 x 13cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Shrouded Lady 8 3/16 x 5 1.8in (20.8 x 13cm)

          Est: $1,000 - $1,500

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Shrouded Lady colored marker on paper 8 3/16 x 5 1.8in (20.8 x 13cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

          Bonhams
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Jungle Boogie 14 3/4 x 19 7/8in (37.5 x 50.5cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Jungle Boogie 14 3/4 x 19 7/8in (37.5 x 50.5cm)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Jungle Boogie acrylic, ink and crayon on paper 14 3/4 x 19 7/8in (37.5 x 50.5cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) In the Beast's Belly 14 15/16 x 11in (38 x 28cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) In the Beast's Belly 14 15/16 x 11in (38 x 28cm)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) In the Beast's Belly watercolor, colored marker, ink and pen on card stock 14 15/16 x 11in (38 x 28cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

          Bonhams
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Les fleurs du mal 23 5/8 x 17 15/16in (60 x 45.5cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Les fleurs du mal 23 5/8 x 17 15/16in (60 x 45.5cm)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Les fleurs du mal signed and dated 'SKUNDER 95' (lower right) watercolor, pastel and Conté crayon on heavy card stock 23 5/8 x 17 15/16in (60 x 45.5cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Festivity Series I 13 9/16 x 9 13/16in (34.5 x 25cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Festivity Series I 13 9/16 x 9 13/16in (34.5 x 25cm)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Festivity Series I signed, titled and dated 'Skunder '76 'Festivity Series I'' (lower right) colored marker and pen on paper 13 9/16 x 9 13/16in (34.5 x 25cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Crimson Menagerie 15 3/16 x 24in (38.5 x 61cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Crimson Menagerie 15 3/16 x 24in (38.5 x 61cm)

          Est: $4,000 - $6,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Crimson Menagerie mixed media on artist's board 15 3/16 x 24in (38.5 x 61cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Summer Fertility (recto); similar (verso) 17 1/8 x 12 5/8in (43.5 x 32cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Summer Fertility (recto); similar (verso) 17 1/8 x 12 5/8in (43.5 x 32cm)

          Est: $10,000 - $15,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Summer Fertility (recto); similar (verso) signed and dated 'SKUNDER '71' (lower right) acrylic on goat skin 17 1/8 x 12 5/8in (43.5 x 32cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

          Bonhams
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Basement Wall 23 13/16 x 17 15/16in (60.5 x 45.5cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Basement Wall 23 13/16 x 17 15/16in (60.5 x 45.5cm)

          Est: $10,000 - $15,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Basement Wall titled, dated and inscribed 'The Basement Wall '71 4th St N.W Wash D.C' acrylic on heavy card stock 23 13/16 x 17 15/16in (60.5 x 45.5cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

          Bonhams
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Blind Faith 26 x 39 3/4in (66 x 101cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Blind Faith 26 x 39 3/4in (66 x 101cm)

          Est: $12,000 - $18,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Blind Faith signed and dated 'SKUNDER 92' (lower right) gouache and pastel on card stock 26 x 39 3/4in (66 x 101cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

          Bonhams
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Ménage à Trois 20 1/16 x 16 1/8in (51 x 41cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Ménage à Trois 20 1/16 x 16 1/8in (51 x 41cm)

          Est: $12,000 - $18,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Ménage à Trois signed and dated 'SKUNDER 88' (lower right) watercolor and gouache on paper 20 1/16 x 16 1/8in (51 x 41cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Ceremony 31 7/8 x 19 11/16in (81 x 50cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Ceremony 31 7/8 x 19 11/16in (81 x 50cm)

          Est: $15,000 - $20,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Ceremony signed and dated 'SKUNDER '89' (lower right) pastel and Conté crayon on card board 31 7/8 x 19 11/16in (81 x 50cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Red Sun 40 3/16 x 27 3/8in (102 x 69.5cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Red Sun 40 3/16 x 27 3/8in (102 x 69.5cm)

          Est: $15,000 - $20,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Red Sun signed and dated 'SKUNDER '80' (lower left) mixed media (acrylic, pastel and thread, possibly on goat skin) 40 3/16 x 27 3/8in (102 x 69.5cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Ascent 16 1/8 x 13in (41 x 33cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Ascent 16 1/8 x 13in (41 x 33cm)

          Est: $15,000 - $20,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Ascent mixed media on paper 16 1/8 x 13in (41 x 33cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

          Bonhams
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Yellow Scrolls 14 15/16 x 35 13/16in (38 x 91cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Yellow Scrolls 14 15/16 x 35 13/16in (38 x 91cm)

          Est: $20,000 - $30,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Yellow Scrolls signed and dated 'SKUNDER 83' (lower left) acrylic and ink on card stock 14 15/16 x 35 13/16in (38 x 91cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

          Bonhams
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Juju Celebrates 30 1/8 x 22 1/16in (76.5 x 56cm) unframed, with remnant of old frame attached to top edge.
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Juju Celebrates 30 1/8 x 22 1/16in (76.5 x 56cm) unframed, with remnant of old frame attached to top edge.

          Est: $40,000 - $60,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Juju Celebrates signed and dated 'SKUNDER 64' (lower right) acrylic on board 30 1/8 x 22 1/16in (76.5 x 56cm) unframed, with remnant of old frame attached to top edge. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Juju's Wedding Feast 47.5 x 47.5in (120.6 x 120.6cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Juju's Wedding Feast 47.5 x 47.5in (120.6 x 120.6cm)

          Est: $50,000 - $80,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Juju's Wedding Feast signed and dated 'SKUNDER 64' (lower left) mixed media on paper laid down on board 47.5 x 47.5in (120.6 x 120.6cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Big Red Scrolls 72 x 42in (182.8 x 106.7cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Big Red Scrolls 72 x 42in (182.8 x 106.7cm)

          Est: $60,000 - $90,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Big Red Scrolls signed and dated 'SKUNDER 1995' (lower right); signed and inscribed 'SKUNDER Boghossian / 3200 16th NW Wash D.C 20010 / 78-93' oil on canvas 72 x 42in (182.8 x 106.7cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Jugglers 19 1/8 x 25in (48.5 x 63.5cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Jugglers 19 1/8 x 25in (48.5 x 63.5cm)

          Est: $70,000 - $100,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Jugglers signed and dated 'SKUNDER 62' (lower right) oil on canvas 19 1/8 x 25in (48.5 x 63.5cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

          Bonhams
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Big Orange 76 x 52.5in (193 x 133.4cm)
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Big Orange 76 x 52.5in (193 x 133.4cm)

          Est: $150,000 - $200,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Big Orange signed and dated 'SKUNDER 71' (lower center) oil on canvas 76 x 52.5in (193 x 133.4cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

          Bonhams
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Union 75 x 49 3/16in (190.5 x 125cm), including frame 49 x 75
          May. 04, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Union 75 x 49 3/16in (190.5 x 125cm), including frame 49 x 75

          Est: $150,000 - $200,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Union signed and dated 'SKUNDER 66' (lower left) oil on canvas laid down on board 75 x 49 3/16in (190.5 x 125cm), including frame 49 x 75 For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

          Bonhams
        • The Creation
          Mar. 31, 2021

          The Creation

          Est: £80,000 - £120,000

          Alexander Skunder Boghossian Ethiopian 1937-2003 The Creation signed and dated 1967 (upper right); titled (on the stretcher) oil on canvas 88 by 115cm., 34½ by 45¼in. Framed: 90 by 117cm., 35½ by 46in.

          Sotheby's
        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Church of St. George, Lalibela
          Mar. 17, 2021

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Church of St. George, Lalibela

          Est: £12,000 - £18,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) The Church of St. George, Lalibela signed and dated 'Skunder 67' (middle right) oil on canvas 100.7 x 72.5cm (39 5/8 x 28 9/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Boy and leopard
          Nov. 23, 2020

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Boy and leopard

          Est: -

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Boy and leopard signed and dated 'Skunder '68' (lower centre) lithograph 43 x 30cm (16 15/16 x 11 13/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Musician
          Nov. 23, 2020

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Musician

          Est: £1,000 - £1,500

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Musician signed and dated 'SKUNDER/ 60' (vertically upper left) gouache and ink 29.5 x 21.5cm (11 5/8 x 8 7/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Portrait of a man in profile
          Nov. 23, 2020

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Portrait of a man in profile

          Est: £2,000 - £3,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Portrait of a man in profile ink and gouache on paper 38 x 11cm (14 15/16 x 4 5/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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        • Alexander Skunder Boghossian, 1937-2003, Untitled, Acrylic and metallic paint on tar paper laid down on board (original), 43 x 28 inches
          Nov. 14, 2020

          Alexander Skunder Boghossian, 1937-2003, Untitled, Acrylic and metallic paint on tar paper laid down on board (original), 43 x 28 inches

          Est: $20,000 - $30,000

          Alexander Skunder Boghossian 1937-2003 Untitled Acrylic and metallic paint on tar paper laid down on board (original) c. 1978 Signed and dated. The New York Times, reporting the artist’s death in 2003, described Boghossian as “an artist who played an important role in introducing European modernist styles into Africa and who, as a longtime resident of the United States, became one of the best-known African modern artists in the West.” It is quite likely that Boghossian would have objected to this description or at least to the danger of over-simplification. Elizabeth Giorgis, a contributing editor for Ethiopian Register, writing about an interview she had with Boghossian, stated: “His conversations allude to the cultural universe of Third world dependency where creativity as well as culture, history and pride has been pulled along in the whirligig of European meaningless behavior. To him, people of color through no fault of their own but through the systematic destruction of their culture, have imitated everything European and have despised traditional culture and race while they fail to understand their own true needs.” Perhaps it would have been more accurate to say that Boghossian used the knowledge of European artistic styles he discovered while in Paris when he returned to Ethiopia in the mid 1960s to express his true Ethiopian self, and in doing this, taking great care not to hide his true identity with the mask of a stranger. Skunder Boghossian was born in Ethiopia in 1937. He received a government scholarship in 1955 to study art at St. Martin’s School, Central School, and the Slade School of Fine Arts in London. In 1957 he moved to Paris where he studied and taught at L’École des Beaux Arts and L’Académie de la Grande Chaumiere. In Paris, his artistic style was shaped by his personal experiences and the accumulation of his knowledge of modern Western art. He worked closely with African American artists and was influenced by the works of Paul Klée, André Breton, Georges Braques, and Max Ernst, as well as Afro-Cuban artist Wilfredo Lam and West African and Coptic art. His work incorporates diverse techniques and media with vibrant color, symbols, and motifs. Boghossian described all of his work as “a perpetual celebration of the diversity of blackness.” Boghossian met Marilyn Pryce in Paris who was originally from Tuskegee, Alabama and was the daughter of artist/landscape architect, Edward Pryce. The two were married in 1966 in Tuskegee, and later divorced in 1970. Boghossian was an influential teacher in Paris, Ethiopia, and at Howard University’s School of Fine Arts (1974-2000). He was the first contemporary African artist to have his work purchased by the Musee d’Art Moderne in Paris in 1963. The Museum of Modern Art in New York acquired his painting Juju’s Wedding (1964) in 1966, and the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of African Arts acquired several of his paintings in 1992. His work has been featured in exhibitions at the Studio Museum in Harlem; Howard University, Washington DC; Merton Simpson Gallery, NY; and Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. The exhibition, Ethiopian Passages: Dialogues in the Diaspora, opened in 2003 at the Museum of the National Center for Afro American Artists, Boston, MA, just days before Boghossian’s death. Rosalind Jeffries, regarding the exhibition held at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 1972, wrote: “Skunder has continually evolved in the past under the influence of African philosophy and mythology. There is one certain thing about his creations: they are pregnant with energy. His canvases bear witness to energy and force at a fantastic range of intensity, or vibrations. The energy is sometimes overpowering, violent, sometimes a mere frenzy, sometimes calm, sometimes a lyrical clear melody, but always in perpetual motion. These forces are not only inner forces but they relate to outer moons, suns, air, atmosphere, shifting patterns and images derived from Ethiopian sacred and folk art used throughout the centuries.” 43 x 28 inches

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        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Untitled, 1966
          Oct. 08, 2020

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Untitled, 1966

          Est: £30,000 - £50,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Untitled, 1966 signed and dated 'SKUNDER 66' (lower right) oil on canvas 60 x 48.5cm (23 5/8 x 19 1/8in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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        • Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Two figures seen through an archway
          Sep. 02, 2020

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Two figures seen through an archway

          Est: $8,000 - $12,000

          Alexander 'Skunder' Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Two figures seen through an archway signed and dated 'SKUNDER 68' (lower right) oil on partical board 53.5 x 43cm (21 1/16 x 16 15/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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