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Paris, France, France
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MASHREQ / MAGHREB
On 18 October at Bonhams newly renovated Paris saleroom, the Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern department presents The Mashreq Maghreb sale. The sale consists of 44-lots from prominent and emerging artists from the Arab world, which have been donated both by the artists and Parisian collectors and gallery owners Claude and France Lemand. Half of the proceeds of the sale will benefit the artists with the other half going to the Claude & France Lemand-IMA Fund to support the Lumières du Liban exhibition, which is currently being held at the Institut du Monde Arabe until 2 January 2022. The Claude and France Lemand Fund aims to secure future acquisitions, organise exhibitions, undertake research work and publish exhibition catalogues within the Institut du Monde Arabe. The estimates of the sale range from ?3,000 to 60,000.
Bonhams Director of Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Nima Sagharchi, said: "Maghreb and Mashreq are terms used by Arabs when referring to the Eastern and Western regions of the Arab world, and crucially this division is centred on the Mediterranean Sea. It is fitting therefore that our first sale of Middle Eastern Art in mainland Europe is a celebration of the Mediterranean flavour of Modern Middle Eastern Art, anchored as it is in great coastal artistic hubs like Beirut, Alexandria, Algiers and Casablanca.
Although the styles and subject matters vary greatly across the 44-lots on offer, the artists shared cultural background goes a long way in informing them and providing a common thread between the works. It is a great privilege to be working with Claude and France Lemand on our first live Middle Eastern Art sale on French soil. Their influence in the growth of Arab art in the western market cannot be understated and the selection of works on offer in the sale exemplifies this. Ranging from renowned artists, such as Mohammed Melehi, to others never before seen at auction, this promises to be an exciting sale."
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