From October 1 to 2, Abu Dhabi will host Sotheby’s most expensive art exhibition in the Middle East. This is also the first public art performance of the house in the UAE, worth about $150 million. The six masterpieces involved were drawn by Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Frida Khalo, Ren It will be held at the private Bassam Freiha Art Foundation in the Sadyat Cultural District of Abu Dhabi.
The move comes with Sotheby’s efforts at Abu Dhabi Collectors Week in November, the first luxury Marquis sale in its emirate. Sotheby’s has held many extraordinary events in Abu Dhabi in recent months, but this exhibition represents a real milestone – our first public art exhibition in this emirate; it is the most extensive and valuable exhibition that Sotheby’s has performed in the region,” Sotheby’s, “The declaration of Katia Nounoi boueiz, Katia Nounoi boueiz, Katia Nounoi boueiz, Katia Nounoi boueiz, Katia Nounoi boueiz, Katia Nounoi boueiz, Katia Nounoi boueiz, Katia Nounoi boueiz, Katia Nounoi boueiz, Sotheby’s.
The House added that each work comes from a “mainly private collection.” Monk (St. John’s Night) (Midsummer’s Eve) (1901-3) From American collector Leonard A. [“Their] The impact on the cultural life of their hometown is enormous, with its famous Architecture Awards aimed at respecting many of the world’s leading architects, including Jean Nouvel, a designer from the Louvre Abu Dhabi, and Frank Gehry, a architect from Guggenheim, a new Abu Dhabi. ”
Magritte’s Le Jockey Perdu (1942) From the collection of Matthew and Kay Bucksbaum, a famous American philanthropist known for his contributions to the arts.
No works to be exhibited in the Middle East before, three of which have not been publicly seen in public places for more than 50 years. They will travel to London and Paris after the exhibition in Abu Dhabi and then return to New York where they will attack the auction block during the fall Marquee sales in November. The auction will mark the opening of Sotheby’s new headquarters in the Breuer building on Madison Avenue.
Sotheby’s’s head of impressionism and modern art told Artnews. “Taking these six masterpieces from some of the world’s most famous private collections, painted here by Van Gogh, Goghin, Carlo, Monk, Magritte and Pizarro, this is the first time they have been exhibited together in a historic exhibition, which has not been seen publicly for decades. This exhibition is an exciting and authentic milestone for us, and has a great reputation in the most valuable areas and has shown great reviews in a large number of regions.
Sotheby’s formed a relationship with UAE officials last summer when it sold its minority stake to Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund and investment firm ADQ. As part of the deal, ADQ purchased the newly issued Sotheby stock to “reduce leverage and support the company’s growth and innovation plans,” a statement said at the time. Despite this, Drahi remains a major shareholder and sends additional funds to the auction business under the agreement. The total planned investments for ADQ and Drahi are $1 billion.
