New sale format for Christie’s Dubai Marks continued maturity of Middle Eastern art market

A new sale format will be introduced to Christie’s Middle East sales this October, bringing the bi-annual Modern and Contemporary art auctions in-line with other international art sales, such as Post War and Contemporary or Impressionist and Modern art held at Christie’s in New York and London. In addition to the existing evening sale of Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art, a new part II sale will be inaugurated to complement the existing sale, reflecting the continued maturity and international interest for sales in this category held in the region. 

Michael Jeha, Managing Director of Christie’s Middle East, said: “As further confirmation of the increasing international interest in Middle Eastern art, this new sale format will align Christie’s Dubai with our other auction rooms around the world. With a dedicated evening sale and a larger part II sale we will be able to introduce more variety into the sales and encourage a new generation to buy at auction.” 

The part I sale on the 25^th October will include modern works of art by the most renowned Middle Eastern artists such as Mahmoud Said, Charles Hossein Zenderoudi, Fateh Moudarres, Mohammed Ehsai,Parviz Tanavoli, to name a few and the higher value contemporary lots while the part II sale, which will take place the following evening, will offer a wider range of younger artists and concentrate on Contemporary art from the region. By introducing a larger selection of works with lower. 

estimates, a new, younger group of collectors will be introduced to the auction process and the artists themselves given an international platform for their work.