Historic auction: Safeya Binzagr’s 1968 painting becomes Saudi Arabia’s most expensive artwork

The result positions the work as the third-highest auction price for an Arab artist.

Special auction in Riyadh: rare work by Safeya Binzagr to be offered at Sotheby’s

‘Coffee Shop in Madina Road’ (1968) is a rare early example of her work and depicts a group of Bedouin travelers in the desert, stopping at a café to drink tea and chat.