The Most Expensive Artwork
At Auctions
First Attendance
29 May 2018
# Attendance
19
# Artworks
28
Average Realized Price
85,989 USD
Average Min Estimate
30,556 USD
Average Max Estimate
45,797 USD
Sell-through Rate
100%
Average Growth of Artwork Worth
129.233%
Timeline
Origins II auction
31 January
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art auction
11 November
Modern & Contemporary Middle East auction
28 October
Middle East / 20th Century Art / n°21 auction
6 July
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art auction
21 May
Modern and Contemporary Middle East auction
1 May
Shifting Gazes: Women Through Middle Eastern Eyes exhibition
15 April
Middle East / 20th Century Art auction
19 December
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Including Highlights from the Dalloul Collection auction
4 November
Modern & Contemporary African and Middle Eastern Art auction
26 September
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art auction
5 June
Modern and Contemporary Art Dubai auction
31 May
Modern & Contemporary Middle East auction
25 April
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art auction
24 May
20th Century Art / Middle East auction
27 April
Testimony of a Journey: The Al Zayani Collection auction
25 April
20th Century Art / Middle East auction
23 March
20th Century Art / Middle East auction
20 October
#MiddleEast auction
29 May
Articles
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Auctions in Spring 2025: From Tehran to London 28 May 2025
In Spring 2025, three dedicated auctions focusing on Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern art were held alongside the 23rd edition of the Tehran Auction. Altogether, these events generated a total sales volume of approximately $9.6 million. Among the Middle Eastern sales, Lebanese artists led the charts, while the Tehran Auction alone accounted for nearly $2.2 million in sales of...