Christie's Dubai Online Auction Highlights Middle Eastern Art with Focus on Women Artists

Marie-Claire Thijsen, Christie's Head of Sale for Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, highlights the online auction scheduled in Dubai from May 3 to May 8. This event showcases museum-quality artworks, including a focus on female artists. Notable pieces comprise Samia Halaby's "Water Lilies" from 2013, Inji Efflatoun's "Brick Workers" from 1980, part of the Dalloul Collection, and a 1977 work by Gazbia Sirry. The auction's "Saudi Now!" segment features Mohammed Al Saleem's "Desert Plants" from the early 1970s and Ahmed Mater's "Illumination X-Ray (Diptych)." Emerging artists such as Moath Alofi, Nasser Al Salem, and Hmoud Al Attawi are also included. Thijsen remarks on the growth of the Middle Eastern art market since Christie's inception in 2005, with heightened collector interest and visibility for modern masters.