Modern & Contemporary Lebanese and Middle Eastern art auction by Artscoops set for April 9, 2016 in Lebanon

posted on: Mar 23, 2016

Artscoops.com, the online platform for MENA art, is set to unveil its first ever auction on 9 April 2016, featuring the most exciting modern and contemporary Lebanese and Middle East artists.

With over 80 works of art from artists such as Safwan Dahoul, Huguette Caland, Hanaa Malallah, Etel Adnan, Hiba Kalache, Rima Amyuni and Oussama Baalbaki; the live sale is led by veteran British auctioneer, Edward Rising and the event will take place at the Yacht Club Gallery – Zaytouna Bay.

The catalogue is available online at http://artscoops.com/auction

Raya Mamabachi, co-Founder of Artscoops.com, said:

“Despite being an online market place, this auction is a way of experimenting with new platforms. We want to engage with new audiences and this is a natural extension to our current offering. Our auction has a fabulous line up of artists with a strong collection from our primary markets in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq as well as the Gulf region and we look forward to seeing as many people as possible on April 9th at the Yacht Club Gallery,”

Visitors may view the exhibited works at the Yacht Club Gallery from the 6 to 8 April, 11.00am to 8pm.

For those living in the U.S. you can bid through our absentee bidding form or by calling May Mamarbachi on the day of the event at:  +961 3 429 800

Highlights of the sale include:

Jamil Molaeb: Lonely Couple, 1998, acrylic on canvas. Estimate: $18.000 -$22.000   

Safwan Dahoul: Untitled,1991, oil on canvas. Estimate: $45.000 – $60.000

Marwan Sahmarani: Two Nudes on the Beach, 2016, oil on canvas. Estimate $20.000-$25.000

Artscoops.com is an online platform based in Beirut specialized in Middle Eastern and North African art. It was founded in September 2014 by May and Raya Mamarbachi.Artscoops has grown to include partner galleries from all over the world. It provides the art buyers community with an information and distribution channel all in one, and its audience with original recommendations and content assembled by a team of curators and art advisors.  Artscoops allows its clients to engage and experience handpicked contemporary art with insider access to exclusive content and offers. Artscoops is an art tool for the 21^st century

For further information, please contact Raya Mamarbachi, info@artscoops.com.