-This is the first time that works from the famous “Dallul Collection” of art have been put up for sale at auction
-48 wonderful works that embody the spirit of modern and contemporary art in the Arab world, during the period between 1938 and 2014.
-Topping the auction items is an exceptional painting by the Egyptian artist Mahmoud Saeed, entitled “A Girl Wearing a Patterned Dress,” and its value is estimated between 350,000 – 550,000 British pounds.
The auction includes a prominent group of artworks signed by geniuses of modern art and creativity, including Kazem Haider, Diaa Al-Azzawi, Muhammad Al-Malihi,
and Marawan, as well as a number of contemporary art pieces by Ibrahim Al-Salahi and Ahmed Mater, with a strong presence of female artists such as Etel Adnan, Helen Khal, and Yvette Ashkar. And Samia Halabi
Christie’s announced that it will host a single-series evening auction entitled “Phase: Works from the Dalloul Art Collection,” which includes 48 exceptional works from the Dalloul Art Collection. The auction will begin at the house’s headquarters in London on November 9.
It will provide attendees and visitors with a wonderful opportunity to embark on an inspiring journey that explores the heritage of modern and contemporary art in the Arab world, starting from the 1930s until the first decade of the third millennium. Dr. Ramzi Dalloul began building this art collection.
With the support of his wife, Saida Al-Husseini, and their son, Dr. Basil Dalloul, based in the capital of Lebanon, Beirut, it is distinguished by unparalleled artistic depth and comprehensive creative expression, and its content reflects an exceptional level of taste and creative aesthetic understanding. Over the past decades.
Dalloul set off with his family throughout the Arab region, taking advantage of his strong relationships with artists and creators, in search of exceptional creative works. Indeed, he succeeded in building an art collection that highlights artistic diversity and sheds light on the rich cultural heritage in the Arab world.
The auction offers a wide range of pieces and artifacts, the most prominent of which is the painting by the Egyptian artist Mahmoud Said entitled “Girl Wearing a Patterned Dress” (Fille à l’imprimé), shown above, which is a genius painting that previously belonged to the affiliated art collection.
by Hussein Pasha Sari, and it was shown on four different occasions during the artist’s life, the most prominent of which was the “Cairo Salon” exhibition in 1939. Said painted this exceptional painting at the height of his creative career, and it monitors one of the topics he is known for, which is Egyptian agriculture, where With his creative cleverness, his amazing artistic touches in manipulating light, and his wonderful abilities in his brush strokes and charming colors, he was able to portray a young woman with a meditative and charming look in her eyes, amidst a joyful atmosphere that came from that dress patterned with flowers on a dark background.
Other important works in the auction include a stunning abstract painting by the artist Kazem Haidar, and a work by the creator Dia Al-Azzawi entitled “Summeria Face”, which was one of the most prominent works included in a recently held traveling exhibition entitled “Beirut 1960s: The Golden Age.”
This is in addition to the distinctive painting “Wave” by the creator Muhammad Al-Melehi from the 1980s, and another painting by the artist Marwan entitled “Marionette”, which he painted in 2014. This art collection is characterized by a strong presence of Lebanese artists.
Including Etel Adnan, Helen Khal, Paul Guiragossian, Shafiq Abboud, and Shawqi Shokini. While the Contemporary Works section includes leading symbols in the field of art and creativity in the region, such as Ibrahim Al-Salahi, Ahmed Mater, Ayman Baalbaki, and Samia Halabi, in addition to a memorial painting full of elements and symbols that was painted in 2014, and another artistic painting interspersed with abstract geometric shapes dating back to 1978.
The art collection includes stunning works by a handful of Moroccan creatives, including an untitled painting by Mohamed Melihi (1936, Asilah, Morocco – 2020, French city, Boulogne-Billancourt), dating back to 1982 and estimated at £70,000-100,000.
(As shown above, left). Al-Melehi has always been a central artistic symbol in the Casablanca School of Arts in Morocco, during the period extending between the sixties and seventies of the last century. This painting combines Moroccan arts, traditional crafts, and architecture on the one hand, and it also embodies the concepts of modern artistic movements in the sixties era.
Like “abstract expressionism” and “pop” art on the other hand, it also presents an exceptional and unique combination between the “wave style” that the artist Al-Melehi has always been famous for, the way he uses various colors, and his style of integrating the art of Arabic calligraphy.
The auction also includes works by the artist Ibrahim El-Salahi (1930, Omdurman, Sudan), a prominent artistic figure who played a pioneering role in developing the modern art scene on the African continent today. He also succeeded in achieving integration and integration between African and Islamic art and Arab and Western traditions within his creative and artistic practices. . The painting is “Palm Tree”.
Estimated at £30,000 – £50,000, (shown above, center of page) is an exceptional work from The Tree series, presenting a combination of patterns, geometric shapes and other stunning spiritual styles inspired by the tree. Haraz that grows in Sudan. Other artists include the Lebanese-American painter Helen Khal.
She is an art critic and lecturer (1923, the American city of Allentown – 2009, the Lebanese city of Ajaltoun). Although she was born in Pennsylvania, she officially began her educational journey in the world of art in Beirut in 1946, and she made great contributions to the growth of the Lebanese arts scene. The auction includes an untitled painting by this artist.
Dating back to 1970 (estimated at £25,000-£35,000), it embodies an abstract piece of art that manipulates colors and arouses the viewer’s curiosity, as the artist succeeded in bringing life to the surface of the painting through her selective style of drawing shapes through multiple layers of colors. Fine oils and enhanced incredible color diversity (shown above, right).
The auction also includes a painting by the artist Marwan entitled “A Face Looking to the Left” 1972 (Kopf links gedreht), with an estimated value of approximately 18,000-25,000 British pounds (as shown above on the left), and it is considered one of his first works in the “The Human Face” series. For which this artist has always been famous (1934, Damascus – 2016, Berlin). In this painting, Marwan explores the features of the human face using expressive watercolor brushstrokes to explore the psychological depth of the human face. The auction also includes another commemorative canvas entitled “Marionette” painted by the artist Marwan in 2014, in addition to two works by the Saudi artist Ahmed Mater (1979), who is considered one of the most prominent cultural figures who documents and monitors the reality of the contemporary Saudi scene today. His first painting, titled “Human Highway,” with an estimated value of 20,000-30,000 pounds sterling, as shown on the right of the page above, presents a wonderful depiction from above that captures the crowds of people performing the ceremony of throwing stones during the Hajj season. Rather, it reflects the spiritual experience that immerses pilgrims in their beliefs.
Dr. Basil Dalloul (shown on the left) next to the 2014 painting “Green and Earth” by the painter Samia Halabi (1936), who is famous for her abstract style. The value of the painting is estimated at 40,000 – 60,000 pounds sterling.
On this occasion, Dr. Basil Dalloul said: “My decision to sell a number of works from the ‘Dalloul Art Collection’ came with the aim of revising the collection and updating it with new works, while continuing to enrich it with modern antiques and unique works belonging to the emerging Arab art scene. Dalloul Art Group will continue its commitment to ensuring Representing Arab artists from different artistic paths, cultural backgrounds and creative practices, as well as showcasing a diverse range of artistic talents and visions from Arab countries. Many of these works of art were purchased through auctions organized by Christie’s, so we could not have found a better partner than this house to offer a collection of our works for sale at Its next auction will be held in London during the upcoming fall season, to write a new chapter in the journey of these works and paintings within another art collection.”
For his part, Dr. Reda Al-Momani, Vice President of Christie’s in the Middle East and North Africa, said: “We are truly proud to present these artistic masterpieces and exceptional works during an important period in which we see the flourishing of modern and contemporary Arab art among international collectors. Unlike the Gulf countries, which always… No matter what interest in such works of art, there has been a growing interest from a wide audience of customers, collectors and intermediaries from all over the world. The Dalloul Collection is considered one of the most prominent and important art collections in the Arab world and the Middle East region. I look forward to seeing these unique artistic masterpieces and displaying them in front of “Antique collectors and this auction was crowned with exceptional results.”
In turn, Marie-Claire Thiessen, Head of Modern and Contemporary Art Auctions in the Middle East, said: “When I saw the works and paintings belonging to the Dalloul Group, I was astonished and deeply impressed by the magnitude of the number of its works. It takes you on a long journey sailing between the two sides of the history of modern and contemporary art in “The Arab world. This evening auction embodies the high level of taste that the Dalloul family has always enjoyed, and also highlights their passion and great love for Arab art and culture.”
