Turkish contemporary art to go under hammer

ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News

A work by Avni Arbaş is one of the artworks that will be auctioned on Nov 30.

A total of 109 pieces of art from Turkish contemporary artists will be auctioned on Nov. 30 during the 25th Artı Mezat Modern and Contemporary Turkish Art Auction.

Paintings by Burhan Doğançay, Avni Arbaş, Nuri İyem, Abidin Dino, Mehmet Güleryüz, Bedri Baykam, Haluk Akakçe, Ömer Uluç, Zeki Faik İzler, Ergin İnan and Fikret Mualla are among the pieces to be put in the auction. Artı Mezat owner Jale Tantekin said the pieces received great interest from collectors, adding, “The auction will also have seven pieces by Avni Arbaş. Work by Hakkı Anlı, Fikret Mualla, Nuri İyem, Abidin Dino, Cihat Burak, Maide Arel, Nuri Abaç, Selim Turan, Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, Eren Eyüboğlu, Şükriye Dikmen, Burhan Uygur, Hamit Görele, Zeki Faik İzer and Behçet Safa are also striking pieces.”

Painting by the masters of Turkish contemporary art, including Neşe Erdok, Ergin İnan, Selma Gürbüz, Haluk Akakçe, Suzan Batu, Ansen Bubi, Bedri Baykam, Volkan Diyaroğlu, Ekrem Yalçındağ, Zeki Arslan, Mehmet Gün, Nihal Martlı, Barış Sarıbaş, Yiğit Yazıcı, Erinç Seymen, Jale Çelik, Önder Ergün, Kemal Önsoy and Elif Uras and sculptures by Osman Dinç, Abdülkadir Öztürk and Kazım Karakay will also be auctioned.