The Sotheby's auction in Saudi Arabia broke records with a stunning sale by Safeya Binzagr, the 'Mother of Saudi Art'. The work titled 'Coffee Shop in Madina Road', a 1968 piece, sold for nearly double its estimate and set a new record for the most expensive Saudi art ever sold at auction.
It was the auction that redefined Saudi art, a frenzied Sotheby's bidding war that saw bids called in from around the world and set a new record for the most expensive work by a Saudi artist sold at auction.
The piece? Coffee Shop in Madina Road, a 1968 work by the so-called Mother of Saudi Art, Safeya Binzagr. Estimated at £80,000 to £120,000 ($150,00-200,000), it eventually sold for £1.6million ($2.1million) - nearly 10 times that amount and the highest ever price for a Saudi artist. This was more than a sale.
It was a statement about the value of Saudi artists that has set the art world alight
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