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RIYADH: Christies’ EMEA expressed an openness to new opportunities involving art in Saudi Arabia during its participation at the Riyadh International Book Fair 2021. Arab News had the opportunity to talk to its president of Europe, Middle East, Russia and India, Dr. Dirk Boll, whose auction house showcased rare and historical maps and manuscripts at the Christie’s booth.
Germany’s Auction Market Has Remained Strong Through the Pandemic. Now, It’s Poised to Make Even Bigger Gains
Germany s auctions saw more and more works going over the €1 million mark and international auction houses like Sotheby s have noticed.
July 12, 2021
An employee of Grisebach auction house hangs giant photos by photographer Frank Thiel of the Allied soldiers who once patrolled Berlin that have been displayed at Checkpoint Charlie ar up for auction in Berlin on November 20, 2019. Photo by Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images.
Sebastian Neußer, a director at Ketterer Kunst, was reclining in a chair in the company’s Munich salesroom with a phone pressed to his ear. He was bidding on behalf of a client for an abstract oil on canvas by German modernist Ernst Wilhelm Nay.