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Lot 196: Bahman Mohasses (Iranian, 1931-2010)

Est: $15,000 USD - $20,000 USDSold:
Christie'sDubai, United Arab EmiratesApril 18, 2012

Item Overview

Description

Bahman Mohasses (Iranian, 1931-2010)
Untitled
(i) signed and dated '30-8-54 Bahman Mohasses' (upper left)
(ii) signed 'B. Mohasses' (lower right)
(iv) signed and dated 'B. Mohasses 57' (lower right)
(i) watercolour and ink on paper
(ii) watercolour, ink and wax on paper
(iii) mixed media on canvas
(iv) oil on canvas
(i) 13 5/8 x 17 7/8in. (34.7 x 45.4cm.)
(ii) 18 x 12in. (45.7 x 30.5cm.)
(iii) 20½ x 19 1/8in. (52.1 x 48.5cm.)
(iv) 19 7/8 x 13½in. (50.6 x 34.3cm.)
(i) Executed in 1954
(ii)-(iii) Executed circa 1958-1960
(iv) Executed in 1957 (4)

Artist or Maker

Provenance

(iii)-(iv) A gift from the artist in the early 1960s to the previous owner and thence by descent to the present owner.

Notes

PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE ITALIAN COLLECTOR
This lot is offered without reserve.
lots are subject to 5% import Duty on the importation value (low estimate) levied at the time of collection shipment within UAE. For UAE buyers, please note that duty is paid at origin (Dubai) and not in the importing country. As such, duty paid in Dubai is treated as final duty payment. It is the buyer's responsibility to ascertain and pay all taxes due.

Auction Details

Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part II

by
Christie's
April 18, 2012, 12:00 AM UAET

Emaar Business Park, Sheikh Zayed Road Building 2, 1st Floor, Office 7, PO Box 48800, Dubai, AE