ArtDayME: Sotheby's Modern & Contemporary Middle East auction held on May 1, 2025 in London, featured 85 artworks, with most of them selling. The auction showcased the strong interest from art collectors in Middle Eastern artists, with notable works from Iranian, Turkish, Lebanese, Iraqi, Palestinian, Egyptian, Saudi, and other Middle Eastern artists.

Among the top-selling pieces, the highest price reached £152,400, achieved by two works by Fahrelnissa Zeid and Bahman Mohassess.

The second-highest sale was Sohrab Sepehri's untitled work, which sold for £107,950, while Burhan Doğançay's "Untitled (From the Breakthrough Series)" reached £88,900.

Other significant sales included Shakir Hassan Al Said's "Untitled (Portrait)" for £76,200 and Paul Guiragossian's "Évanescence" for £63,500.

Additional notable sales included Sliman Mansour's "Untitled (Picking The Olive Tree That No Longer Exists)" and Ayman Baalbaki's "Untitled (Ruin)", both selling for £53,340 each. Other successful works included Zeinab Al Sageny's "Untitled" and Marcos Grigorian's "Flash", both sold for £50,800.

Here are the top 20 selling works from the auction:

1. Abstract (From the London Series)

Fahrelnissa Zeid

Lot Sold: 152,400 GBP

2. Untitled (Owl)

Bahman Mohassess

Lot Sold: 152,400 GBP

3. Untitled

Sohrab Sepehri

Lot Sold: 107,950 GBP

4. Untitled (From the Breakthrough Series)

Burhan Doğançay

Lot Sold: 88,900 GBP

5. Untitled (Portrait)

Shakir Hassan Al Said

Lot Sold: 76,200 GBP

6. Évanescence

Paul Guiragossian

Lot Sold: 63,500 GBP

7. Untitled (Picking The Olive Tree That No Longer Exists)

Sliman Mansour

Lot Sold: 53,340 GBP

8. Untitled (Ruin)

Ayman Baalbaki

Lot Sold: 53,340 GBP

9. Untitled

Zeinab Al Sageny

Lot Sold: 50,800 GBP

10. Flash

Marcos Grigorian

Lot Sold: 50,800 GBP

11. Untitled

Baya Mahieddine

Lot Sold: 50,800 GBP

12. Untitled (Orpheus)

Kahlil Gibran

Lot Sold: 44,450 GBP

13. Untitled (Bird)

Bahman Mohassess

Lot Sold: 40,640 GBP

14. Untitled (Coffeepot)

Abdulhalim Radwi

Lot Sold: 38,100 GBP

15. Vibra (7)

Mehdi Moutashar

Lot Sold: 33,020 GBP

16. RAR + N + K

Charles Hossein Zenderoudi

Lot Sold: 30,480 GBP

17. Vivid Ruins III

Hanaa Malallah

Lot Sold: 30,480 GBP

18. Untitled (Abstract)

Aref El Rayess

Lot Sold: 30,480 GBP

19. Untitled

Amine El Bacha

Lot Sold: 27,940 GBP

20. Untitled

Sohrab Sepehri

Lot Sold: 27,940 GBP

Phots credit: Sotheby's