Christie’s has announced a major auction titled "SILSILA: Highlights from the Dalloul Collection," scheduled for November 6, 2025, in London. The sale features 20 exceptional works from the Beirut-based Dalloul Collection, a premier repository of Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern art, alongside pieces from other private owners. Key highlights include masterpieces by Paul Guiragossian, Mahmoud Saïd, and Samia Halaby, with a specific focus on Lebanese and Palestinian artistic heritage.
This auction underscores the growing global market demand and institutional recognition for Middle Eastern modernism. By featuring artists like Aref El Rayess and Etel Adnan—who have recently been the subjects of major biennials and museum retrospectives—Christie’s is capitalizing on the "Silsila" (sequence) of record-breaking sales in this category. The event serves as a critical barometer for the valuation of Arab art history within the international secondary market.