Christie's announces new catalogues portraying diversity of art at forthcoming Dubai auction

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International Modern & Contemporary Art: 31 October at 6.30pm
Contemporary Jewels & Watches: 1 November 2007 at 6.30pm

The catalogue covers printed will include the following works of art:

• Fateh Moudarres, Syrian, The Last Supper

• Marwan Kassab Bachi, Syrian, Head

• Ismael Fattah, Iraq, Untitled (Nine faces)

• Chafic Abboud, Lebanese, Image de Juillet,

• Charles Hossein Zenderoudi, Mir + 54 + BZ + S

• Damien Hirst, Brittish, Atorvastatina,

Christie's commitment to the Middle East region is unrivalled. Christie's was the first international auction house to have established a permanent presence in the Gulf region when the company opened a representative office in Dubai in April 2005, and is the only international auction house to commit fully to the region. To date the firm has staged two sale series staged in Dubai, with a third series of sales to take place in October/November 07, four international public art exhibitions and numerous charity auctions throughout the region.

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Contact:
Eileen Wallis/Shawn Stephens (The Portsmouth Group, Dubai) +971 4 3693575

Clare Roberts/Milena Sales (Christie's London) +44 207 389 2664