Qatar- AlBahie to conduct art auction at Katara

(MENAFN- Gulf Times) AlBahie Auction House's third edition of Modern and Contemporary Art Auction will be held today at 7.30pm in AlBahie's main auction hall at Katara - the Cultural Village, Building 22c. Entry is free and open to the public.
The auction comprises major works by emerging and established regional artists alongside internationally renowned artists of the Arab diaspora. 
The auction is led by an exceptional bronze sculpture by two renowned Arab artists, Ahmed al-Bahrani and Sliman Mansour (Lot 4, Jamal Al Mahamel estimate $4,800 - 6,000) which is a limited edition piece done by both the artists together, four panel quadriptych painting by Hamza Bounoua (Lot 42, estimate $12,000 - 14,000) and an outstanding large painting by the Calligraffiti artist El Seed (Lot 43, Untitled, estimate $21,000 - 26,000).
'AlBahie is pleased to offer outstanding examples of great works by Fateh al-Mouadarres, Faraj Abbo al-Numan, Fouad al-Futaih and Baya Mahieddine, all of which we bring to auction in Doha from around the world and some of which are being auctioned for the first time in the region. We expect this year's auction will spark a strong response from our local and international collectors given the success of our previous Modern and Contemporary Art Auctions. Alongside these major examples are works by notable artists such as Hassan Abd Alwan, Ismail Fattah al-Turk, Mahmoud Hammad and Sabah Arbilli. commented Habeeb M Abu-Futtaim, the head of sale for the auction.

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