SEPTEMBER 2017. Today, Sotheby’s #dubai announces that it will stage its inaugural auction in the city, #boundlessdubai. Presenting new perspectives on art from and inspired by the Middle East, and exploring the influence of the Middle East as a region —its beauty, complexity and artistic heritage— on artistic innovation around the globe, the sale has been curated by #ashkanbaghestani and a worldwide team of specialists at Sotheby’s. Bringing together works sourced internationally to create a forward-looking dialogue for both new and seasoned collectors, the sale’s offering spans the collecting categories of 20th Century and Contemporary Art, Design, Photography, Prints, Books & Manuscripts, Arts of the Islamic World, Orientalist and Jewellery. The works will be exhibited from 6 to 12 October at Sotheby’s #dubai in the #dubai International Financial Centre, UAE, followed by an auction on 13 November.
Patron for Sotheby’s inaugural sale in #dubai is Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Gender Balance Council, President of the #dubai Women Establishment, President of The Cultural Office and wife of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs —with whom Sotheby’s has collaborated on a series of educational initiatives following the signing of an MOU with The Office of Culture in April 2017.
More information on the press release
Antoine Malliarakis Mayo, Ismailia (Le marché arabe), 1934, oil on canvas (est. $30,000 - 40,000)
Idris Khan, This Thing, oil based relief ink on acid free paper, 2013 (est. $20,000-30,000)
Jean Dubuffet, Palmiers Aux Bedouins (Palm Trees with Bedouins), 1948 (est. $60,000-80,000)
Kader Attia, Demoncracy, white neon, cable and transformers, 2010 (est. $30,000-40,000)
Khalil Gibran, Study of a man's head, graphite on paper, circa 1920 (est. $5,000-7,000)
Manouchehr Yektai, Untitled (Still Life), oil on canvas, 1971-74 (est. $60,000-80,000)
Samia Halaby, Untitled (Big Michelangelo Perspective No. 162), oil on canvas, 1965 (est. $30,000-40,000)
Sohrab Sepehri, Untitled (From the Tree Trunk Series), oil on canvas, 1970 (est. $200,000-300,000)
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