Christie's auction house is set to showcase a selection of artworks from 12 special collections at its planned auction in Dubai on March 23 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers, confirming the global interest in Arab and Iranian art. The rare pieces to be exhibited at the auction, originally owned by collectors of art collections from the United States, Britain, France, Lebanon and Sweden, include three popular Lebanese works of art collectors, dating back to the Muqbel art group and two Egyptian pieces dating back to the 1960s, Kronberg in Stockholm. And a painting of a portrait of a special halo field group, known as "Reflections," by the Syrian artist Louay Kayali during the 1960s.
The Christie's auction next month celebrates the movement of modern Palestinian art with three important works, including a painting by the artist Naqula Sayegh without a title, depicting an estimated $ 35,000 to $ 45,000, Ranging between $ 12 and $ 18,000, and a painting by Khalil Halabi (1889-1964), estimated at between $ 12,000 and $ 18,000. The works, whose artistic perspective contrasts sharply with the changing language of visual art in Palestine during the first half of the 20th century.
The 14th auction season for Christie's in the Middle East includes three works by the Syrian artist Marwan (1934 - 2016), the headboards, estimated at between $ 200 and $ 300. Marwan is one of the most important modern art artists in the Arab world. His artistic career lasted more than six decades and was a symbol of the integration of Western expression styles with his Syrian culture. His works can be found in collections at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Museum, Of modern art in London.
In order to support charitable and educational initiatives, Christiez intends to sell a painting by the Lebanese artist Aref al-Rais without a title, which belongs to his series «Desert», estimated at between $ 50 and 70 thousand dollars, and proceeds to document the works of art in Aref Al-Rayes and restoration. A number of research, exhibitions and grants are also expected to be financed through the sale of a sculpture by Lebanese sculptor Alfred Basbous, estimated at between $ 20,000 and $ 30,000.
In this context, the director of the Middle East Arts Department and Christie's chief specialist Hala Khayat pointed to the technical trends that are being re-introduced this season at the upcoming March auction, saying that the season is the first to be awarded by Christie's 12 collections The art of Arab artists from all over the world selling some of the most famous pieces of art, in recognition of the continued global demand for works of art from this region, and added: «There is a wide variety of works before the collectors of the arts, both veteran and emerging, Pioneers from Palestine and Egypt And Syria, as well as contemporary artists from the UAE and Saudi Arabia are receiving increasing interest. "
Art Collections
The 12 different collections from which Christie's artworks will be exhibited include the Alfred Basbous Group from Lebanon, the Group of Jan Kampa, the Special Group of Kronberg from Sweden, the Marwan Depp Group from the United States, the Tawfiq Al Jaroudi Group from Beirut and the Hala Midani Group , The Muqbel Technical Group from Lebanon, the Arif Al Rayes Foundation from Lebanon, the Special Group of Beirut Sioufi from Beirut, the private group of Mohamed Tatanaki of Paris, the Ramses Yunnan family and the group of the late Ziegmund Zadler of Britain.