Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art Including Masterpieces from The Pharos Art Collection & From The Maath Alousi Collection

Art enthusiasts in Dubai crowded Christie’s saleroom tonight to compete for the 140 art works which sold for a total of $10,648,250 (AED39,111,022), an increase of 65% on last year’s sale total*. Christie’s 16th consecutive season in the region, was the first to be held to coincide with Dubai Art Week. The Pharos Collection of Modern Egyptian Art, expected to sell for around $1.4 million, made $3,895,500. The top lot of the sale, also from the Collection, was Abdul Hadi El-Gazzar’s (Egyptian, 1925-1965) Construction of the Suez Canal which sold for $1,023,750, a new world auction record for the artist.