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Selected Works109

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Previous Sales 43

Sotheby's
Converging Territories #10
Converging Territories #10, 2003
$8,000
Dec 2021
Christie's
Les Femmes du Maroc, Moorish Woman , 2008
Les Femmes du Maroc, Moorish Woman , 2008, 2008
€22,500 ($25k USD)
Jun 2021
Christie's
Harem Revisited #33
Harem Revisited #33, 2012
£47,500 ($63k USD)
Oct 2018
Christie's
Harem #18
Harem #18, 2009
$27,500
Mar 2018
Christie's
Converging Territories #16, 2003
Converging Territories #16, 2003
£12,500 ($17k USD)
May 2017
Christie's
Bullets Revisited #30
Bullets Revisited #30, 2014
$25,000
Mar 2016
Christie's
Bullets Revisited #23
Bullets Revisited #23, 2013
$43,750
Oct 2015
Christie's
Bullets Revisited #29
Bullets Revisited #29, 2014
$32,500
Oct 2015
Christie's
Harem No. 31
Harem No. 31, 2009
€50,000 ($55k USD)
Oct 2013
Christie's
Dancer Triptych (#8, #10, #12)
Dancer Triptych (#8, #10, #12), 2009
€57,500 ($63k USD)
Apr 2013
Christie's
Bullets Revisited #3
Bullets Revisited #3, 2012
€81,250 ($89k USD)
Apr 2013
Christie's
Harem Revisited #33
Harem Revisited #33, 2012
€75,000 ($83k USD)
Apr 2013
Christie's
Converging Territories #21, 2003-2004
Converging Territories #21, 2003-2004
$25,000
Apr 2013
Christie's
Les Femmes du Maroc, Fumée d'Ambre Gris
Les Femmes du Maroc, Fumée d'Ambre Gris, 2008
€43,750 ($48k USD)
Oct 2012
Christie's
Harem #4B
Harem #4B, 2009
€32,500 ($36k USD)
Oct 2012
Christie's
Harem #16
Harem #16, 2009
€52,500 ($58k USD)
Oct 2012
Christie's
Les Femmes du Maroc: Harem Beauty no. 1
Les Femmes du Maroc: Harem Beauty no. 1, 2008
€32,500 ($36k USD)
Apr 2012
Christie's
Les Femmes du Maroc: Harem no. 11
Les Femmes du Maroc: Harem no. 11, 2009
€32,500 ($36k USD)
Apr 2012
Christie's
Harem 14C
Harem 14C, 2009
€80,500 ($89k USD)
Apr 2012
Christie's
Harem #2
Harem #2, 2011
€43,750 ($48k USD)
Oct 2011
Christie's
Bullets #5
Bullets #5, 2009
€68,500 ($75k USD)
Oct 2011
Christie's
Harem #18
Harem #18, 2009
$68,500
Apr 2011
Christie's
Les Femmes Du Maroc: Fumée D'Ambre Gris
Les Femmes Du Maroc: Fumée D'Ambre Gris, 2008
$31,250
Apr 2010
Christie's
Les Femmes du Maroc #27
Les Femmes du Maroc #27, 2007
$30,000
Oct 2008
Christie's
Converging Territories, #4, 2003
Converging Territories, #4, 2003
£8,125 ($11k USD)
May 2008

For Sale 8

Edwynn Houk Gallery · Artsy
Harem #1
Harem #1, 2009
Price on request
Three chromogenic prints
Edwynn Houk Gallery · Artsy
Harem Revisited #53B
Harem Revisited #53B, 2013
Price on request
Chromogenic print mounted to aluminum with a UV protective laminate
Edwynn Houk Gallery · Artsy
Bullets Revisited #21
Bullets Revisited #21, 2013
Price on request
Chromogenic print mounted to aluminum with a UV protective laminate
Edwynn Houk Gallery · Artsy
Les Femmes du Maroc: La Grande Odalisque
Les Femmes du Maroc: La Grande Odalisque, 2008
Price on request
Chromogenic print mounted to aluminum with a UV protective laminate
Edwynn Houk Gallery · Artsy
Bullets Revisited #22
Bullets Revisited #22, 2013
Price on request
Chromogenic print mounted to aluminum with a UV protective laminate
Edwynn Houk Gallery · Artsy
Les Femmes du Maroc: Harem Beauty #2
Les Femmes du Maroc: Harem Beauty #2, 2008
Price on request
Chromogenic print
Taylor | Graham · Artsy
Converging Territories #43
Converging Territories #43, 2004
US$24,000
C-print face-mounted to acrylic
Edwynn Houk Gallery · Artsy
Les Femmes du Maroc #1
Les Femmes du Maroc #1, 2005
Price on request
Chromogenic print
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Market126 auction results

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$34.1K
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$13.9K
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Apr 2025 · $6.3K
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Galleries4

#104 Jakson Fine Art
#105 Sundaram Tagore Gallery
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#126 Edwynn Houk Gallery
Instagram
#4,207 Galerie Tindouf
Instagram
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Education5

Athens School of Fine Arts
Athens, Greece
Boston University
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA)
Paris, France
Museum of Fine Arts / Tufts University
Boston, MA, USA
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL, USA
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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News6

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Les Femmes du Maroc: Gallery Talk and Opening Reception
The deCordova Sculpture Park + Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts, will host an opening reception and gallery talk for the exhibition "Lalla Essaydi: Le…
exhibitionsMay 29, 2026
40 Years Later, Houston's FotoFest Keeps Its Edge
Houston’s FotoFest is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a massive retrospective titled "Global Visions: FotoFest at 40," featuring over 450 artist…
exhibitionsApr 14, 2026
Eighty Years of Women Artists Transforming Abstraction
The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, D.C., will host "Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection" from February …
exhibitionsDec 19, 2025
Powerful Photography Explores and Reimagines Black Identity Through Classical Art History
The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, D.C., will present "Tawny Chatmon: Sanctuaries of Truth, Dissolution of Lies," a solo e…
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National Museum of African Art
The article is a visitor's guide to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., describing its hidden, underground location …
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Landmark Exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts Reframes an Iconic Historical Era
The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, D.C., will present "Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600–1750" from September …
exhibitionsJun 18, 2025
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Past Exhibitions10

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#126 Edwynn Houk Gallery

Lalla Essaydi: A New Gaze

Lalla Essaydi

693 5th Ave 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States

Mar 24, 2022 — Apr 30, 2022

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#4,207 Galerie Tindouf

Beyond the Gaze

Lalla Essaydi

22 Boulevard Mohammed VI Gueliz

Feb 1, 2019 — Mar 29, 2019

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#105 Sundaram Tagore Gallery

Lalla Essaydi: Truth and Beauty

Lalla Essaydi

5 Lock Rd, Singapore 108933

Oct 26, 2018 — Jan 12, 2019

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Newport Art Museum

Lalla Essaydi: From “Converging Territories” to “Harem Revisited”

Lalla Essaydi

76 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840, USA

Sep 28, 2018 — Feb 17, 2019

Lalla Essaydi: From “Converging Territories” to “Harem Revisited” Morris Gallery September 28, 2018 - February 17, 2019

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#236 Leila Heller Gallery

Lalla Essaydi: Still in Progress

Lalla Essaydi

Ground Level, 22 E 80th St, New York, NY 10075, United States

Jun 7, 2017 — Aug 15, 2017

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#104 Jakson Fine Art

Lalla Essaydi: Harem & Bullets Revisited

Lalla Essaydi

320 Main St Suite 101, Carbondale, CO 81623, USA

May 9, 2014 — Jul 3, 2014

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#197 Jenkins Johnson Gallery

Lalla Essaydi: New Beauty

Lalla Essaydi

Feb 6, 2014 — Mar 29, 2014

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#104 Jakson Fine Art

Lalla Essaydi: Recent Works

Lalla Essaydi

320 Main St Suite 101, Carbondale, CO 81623, USA

Nov 3, 2011 — Jan 21, 2012

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#126 Edwynn Houk Gallery

Lalla Essaydi

Lalla Essaydi

693 5th Ave 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States

Nov 4, 2010 — Jan 15, 2011

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#126 Edwynn Houk Gallery

Lalla Essaydi: Les Femmes du Maroc

Lalla Essaydi

693 5th Ave 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States

Sep 28, 2007 — Nov 21, 2007

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Art Fair Appearances4

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Paris Photo — Paris
2023
Art Basel — Basel
2022
Untitled: San Francisco — San Francisco
2019
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2018
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Recent Activity20

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News
40 Years Later, Houston's FotoFest Keeps Its Edge
Apr 14, 2026
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News
Eighty Years of Women Artists Transforming Abstraction
Dec 19, 2025
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News
Powerful Photography Explores and Reimagines Black Identity Through Classical Art History
Aug 12, 2025
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National Museum of African Art
Jul 23, 2025
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News
Landmark Exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts Reframes an Iconic Historical Era
Jun 18, 2025
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Art Fair
Paris Photo 2023
Nov 9, 2023
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2022
Jun 14, 2022
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Exhibition
Lalla Essaydi: A New Gaze
Mar 24, 2022
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Exhibition
Beyond the Gaze
Feb 1, 2019
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Art Fair
Untitled: San Francisco 2019
Jan 18, 2019
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Exhibition
Lalla Essaydi: Truth and Beauty
Oct 26, 2018
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Exhibition
Lalla Essaydi: From “Converging Territories” to “Harem Revisited”
Sep 28, 2018
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Art Fair
EXPO CHICAGO 2018
Sep 27, 2018
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Exhibition
Lalla Essaydi: Still in Progress
Jun 7, 2017
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Exhibition
Lalla Essaydi: Harem & Bullets Revisited
May 9, 2014
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Exhibition
Lalla Essaydi: New Beauty
Feb 6, 2014
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Exhibition
Lalla Essaydi: Recent Works
Nov 3, 2011
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Exhibition
Lalla Essaydi
Nov 4, 2010
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Exhibition
Lalla Essaydi: Les Femmes du Maroc
Sep 28, 2007
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Lalla Essaydi born
Jan 1, 1956
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Related News5

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