Product Test: Data Tool

  • Analyst: Lindsay Dewar
  • Pages: 20
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Global sales of Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern and North African Art recover in 2019, with a 26% increase in total value compared to 2018. 

The auction market for Middle Eastern and North African art recovers after a dip in 2018: Total auction sales at Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonhams and Tehran Auction of Modern & Contemporary art from the Middle-East and North African region increased 26.3% in 2019.

About this report:

This report presents an in-depth comparative analysis of the auction market for Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern and North African artists sold by Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonhams and Tehran Auctions in 2019. The analysis also provides analytical tools looking at annual trends beginning in 2007 through to 2019 as well as a breakdown of the market by artists’ country of origin and art sectors.

Who is it for?

This report is popular among art advisors, auction houses and collectors of emerging art sectors who want to get an overall feel for the current market trends, yet an in-depth view into some of the key current sales dynamics in the modern and contemporary Middle Eastern and North African art auction market.


Analytical tools:
Comparable Performance: Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern and North African art auction sales performance comparison between Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonhams and Tehran Auctions including: Total sales, Average Prices and Market Share.
Auction Overview Dashboards: Auction breakdown by price brackets, gender, country of origin, medium and living vs. deceased artists.
Top Prices: Ranking by the highest prices achieved and by top price-to-estimate performance.
Country Sector Analysis: Breakdown of auction sales by artists’ country of origin for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonhams and Tehran Auctions sales.
Market Sector Analysis: Breakdown of auction sales by modern and contemporary segments for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonhams and Tehran Auctions.

Global sales of Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern and North African Art recover in 2019, with a 26% increase in total value compared to 2018.