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William Lawrie, specialist in charge of the sale, said, "We continue to see a great appetite from clients from all over the world for our sales in Dubai and the carefully selected works offered this evening appealed to both new and existing collectors. The results are a strong sign of the quality of the work from the Middle East which clearly resonates with collectors of great artists, regardless of their geography."
Michael Jeha, Managing Director of Christie's Middle East, said:
"Tonight's sale has re-energised this market. It supports our ongoing commitment to sell works of strong regional interest, as our clients continue to be attracted to lots from their own and neighbouring countries. The incredible talent of the artists behind these works, which is increasingly attracting attention from serious international buyers, drove the often furious bidding in the saleroom, on the telephones and online."
Jussi Pylkkanen, President of Christie's Middle East and Europe, summed up the response to this, Christie's sixth auction series in the region.
He said:
"The firm results of our Jewels and Watches sale last night, which witnessed significant bidding for watches in particular, and the strong performance of our International Contemporary and Modern Art sale this evening bode well for our forthcoming Hong Kong and New York sales in May."
Iranian Section:
The evening's highest selling work was Parviz Tanavoli's The Wall and the Script. A large triptych by Abolghassem Saidi made a new world auction record for the artist when it sold. The packed room applauded as the sale's cover lot, Afshin Pirhashemi's X-Series, sold.
Saudi Arabian Section:
The Saudi Arabian section in the sale totalled $63,750 / Dhs233,962. The highlights were an intricate work by Ahmed Mater Al-Ziad Aseeri, Illumination V and IV, made of X-ray film print on paper, stained with tea and pomegranate juice and embossed with gold leaf, turquoise, amber and carnelian, and Maharam, a play on the Arabic word used to describe tissues and close family, by Ayman Yossri Daydban. Works were also offered by Lulwah Al-Homoud, Mahdi Al-Jeraibi, Abdulnasser Gharem and Reem Al-Faisal.
Moudarres - Fechter Collection:
An early highlight of the sale was a group of four paintings by the celebrated Syrian artist Fateh Moudarres, from the collection of the former German Ambassador to Syria, Rudolf Fechter and his wife Maria. The group sold after some competitive bidding. The highlight of the group was The Icons of Moudarres from 1962 which shows a group of figures, arranged symmetrically with areas picked out in gold leaf.
Turkish Section:
This was the second time that works from Turkey had been offered in the Dubai sale, and the highlight of this section was a rare, early work by Erol Akyavaş, Alma Ausente.
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