29th Oct, 2025 12:00
Modern & Contemporary African & Middle Eastern Art
45
ANNA BOGHIGUIAN (EGYPTIAN/CANADIAN B.1946)
UNTITLED (FROM ALEXANDRIA SERIES)
signed a Boghiguian lower right
acrylic on canvas
29.5 x 30cm; 11 1/2 x 11 3/4in
43.7 x 43.5cm; 17 1/4 x 17in (framed)
Property of a Private Collector, Edenbridge, Kent
Provenance
Safa Khan Gallery, Zamalek
Acquired from the above in 2005/6 by the present owner
Boghiguian has travelled all her life. The daughter of an Armenian clockmaker, she studied political science and art in Cairo, Egypt in the 1960s and arts and music in Montreal, Canada in the early 1970s. While keeping her studio and home in Cairo, Boghiguian travels extensively, bringing direct knowledge of world cultures and politics into her work.
A close observer of the human condition, Boghiguian proposes a unique and diverse interpretation of contemporary life. She draws equally on the past and the present, poetry and politics, joyfulness and a critique of the modern world. Travelling in time, she often uses the poems of the great Alexandrian Constantin V. Cavafy, recalling the notable cosmopolitan mediterranean city that once stood home for many cultures and civilisations.
Boghiguian's work has been exhibited internationally, including the Istanbul Biennial (2009), Sharjah Biennial (2011), DOCUMENTA(13) (2012), Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Sharjah Art Foundation (2017-18), TATE St Ives (2019), and is currently on view at Turner Contemporary, Margate. She received the Golden Lion at the 2015 Venice Biennale and in 2024, she was awarded the prestigious Wolfgang Hahn Prize in Germany.
Sold for £5,000
UNTITLED (FROM ALEXANDRIA SERIES)
signed a Boghiguian lower right
acrylic on canvas
29.5 x 30cm; 11 1/2 x 11 3/4in
43.7 x 43.5cm; 17 1/4 x 17in (framed)
Property of a Private Collector, Edenbridge, Kent
Provenance
Safa Khan Gallery, Zamalek
Acquired from the above in 2005/6 by the present owner
Boghiguian has travelled all her life. The daughter of an Armenian clockmaker, she studied political science and art in Cairo, Egypt in the 1960s and arts and music in Montreal, Canada in the early 1970s. While keeping her studio and home in Cairo, Boghiguian travels extensively, bringing direct knowledge of world cultures and politics into her work.
A close observer of the human condition, Boghiguian proposes a unique and diverse interpretation of contemporary life. She draws equally on the past and the present, poetry and politics, joyfulness and a critique of the modern world. Travelling in time, she often uses the poems of the great Alexandrian Constantin V. Cavafy, recalling the notable cosmopolitan mediterranean city that once stood home for many cultures and civilisations.
Boghiguian's work has been exhibited internationally, including the Istanbul Biennial (2009), Sharjah Biennial (2011), DOCUMENTA(13) (2012), Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Sharjah Art Foundation (2017-18), TATE St Ives (2019), and is currently on view at Turner Contemporary, Margate. She received the Golden Lion at the 2015 Venice Biennale and in 2024, she was awarded the prestigious Wolfgang Hahn Prize in Germany.
Auction: Modern & Contemporary African & Middle Eastern Art, 29th Oct, 2025
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 Tahia Halim, Seif Wanly, Mahmoud Said and Mohanna Durra. 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.
PUBLIC EXHIBITION:
Sunday 26th October: 12pm to 4pm
Monday 27th October: 10am to 8pm (Drinks 5-8pm)
Tuesday 28th October: 10am to 5pm
