Ending 7th Jun, 2026 16:00
Olympia Timed: Modern and Contemporary African and Middle Eastern Art 2026
372
ZAHRAN SALAMA (EGYPTIAN 1939-2012)
A'BAAD AL-SHAMS (THE SUNFLOWERS)
signed and dated in Arabic and English ZAHRAN 2002 upper right
oil on canvas laid on board
61 x 81cm; 24 x 32in
64 x 84.5cm; 25 1/4 x 33 1/4in (framed)
Property of Andrew Curran, Detroit
Provenance
Amani Zahran (the artist's daughter)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Zahran Salama was born in the village of Zawiya Jarwan in Menoufia Governorate and obtained a BA from the Department of Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts in 1963.
In 1998, a devastating fire uprooted Salama from his Cairo studio of nearly twenty years and led him to establish his primary studio at his coastal home in the Ras Sudr estate. Salama drew inspiration from his beloved estate garden and the Egyptian countryside, resulting in numerous landscape and botanical depictions throughout the rest of his career.
Sold for £600
A'BAAD AL-SHAMS (THE SUNFLOWERS)
signed and dated in Arabic and English ZAHRAN 2002 upper right
oil on canvas laid on board
61 x 81cm; 24 x 32in
64 x 84.5cm; 25 1/4 x 33 1/4in (framed)
Property of Andrew Curran, Detroit
Provenance
Amani Zahran (the artist's daughter)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Zahran Salama was born in the village of Zawiya Jarwan in Menoufia Governorate and obtained a BA from the Department of Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts in 1963.
In 1998, a devastating fire uprooted Salama from his Cairo studio of nearly twenty years and led him to establish his primary studio at his coastal home in the Ras Sudr estate. Salama drew inspiration from his beloved estate garden and the Egyptian countryside, resulting in numerous landscape and botanical depictions throughout the rest of his career.
Auction: Olympia Timed: Modern and Contemporary African and Middle Eastern Art 2026, ending 7th Jun, 2026
If you want to start collecting striking modern and contemporary art in a newly developing market, our sales are for you. Each spring and autumn, the Modern and Contemporary African and Middle Eastern Department hold tightly curated, live and online auctions. Expect to find Arab artists such as Rabab Nemr, Ahmed Farid, Seif Wanly and Fateh Moudarres. African artists featured have ranged from modern masters such as Ablade Glover, Sam Ntiro and Jacob Hendrik Pierneef, to contemporary artists George Lilanga, Jilali Gharbaoui, Famakan Magassa, Christano Mangovo, Oluwole Omofemi, Esther Mahlangu and Brett Seiler.
