Albahie Auction to feature works by pioneer modern and contemporary Arab artists
Gulf Times
The auction brings together works that can be great examples of certain periods and movements in Arab art that reflect the socio- political context of the generation of those artists.
AlBahie’s eighth edition of its Modern and Contemporary Art Auction is scheduled to be held on Wednesday June 8 at 7.30pm at AlBahie’s Main Auction Hall – Katara Cultural Village, Building 22C.
Comprising over ninety lots by forty five artists, it is one of the most important auctions to take place in the region that features mid to late 20th century art from the Arab region including works by pioneers of Modern Arab Art and notable contemporary artists including a rare work by the late Iraqi pioneer Kadhim Haider which is offered for the first time ever in a public sale in the region and whose works are very rare to find and never leave the private collections and museums they sit in.
The artists whose works are featured in the auction come from cities around the region that either are or have been considered important centers of Arab artistic movements such as Cairo, Baghdad, Damascus, Gaza, Ramallah, Khartoum, Marrakesh, Algiers and more.
It also includes works by artists from the Arab diaspora from around the world such as New York, London, Paris, Geneva, Budapest, Dusseldorf, Berlin and Istanbul, some of whom are featured in an auction in the region for the first time.
