Bonhams - Photographs and Orientalist Art on 13th April

Rana Javadi, Untitled,from the series When you were dying, 2011 (Estimate: $2,000 - 4,000, AED 7,300 - 15,000)

Afsoon, Googoosh, from the series Fairytale Icons, 2010 (Estimate: $3,000 - 4,000, AED 11,000 - 15,000)

Camille Zakharia, 'Hut 17 Karzakhan' from the Coastal Promenade series, 2010 ( Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000, AED 11,000 - 18,000)

Nazif Topcuoglu, Consolation, 2009 (Estimate: $14,000 - 18,000, AED 51,000 - 66,000)

Ziad Antar, Coral Beach, 2007 (Estimate: $6,000 - 8,000, AED 22,000 - 29,000)

Bahman Jalali, Untitled, 2007 ( Estimate: $8,000 - 10,000, AED 29,000 - 37,000)

Amr Fekry, Tawahul, 2003 (Estimate: $1,500 - 2,000, AED 5,500 - 7,300)

Sebastião Salgado, Oil Wells, Kuwait 1991 ( Estimate: $6,000 - 7,000, AED 22,000 - 26,000)

O. Winston Link, The Birmingham Special Gets The Highball At Rural Retreat, Virginia, 1957 (Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000, AED 11,000 - 18,000)

Lillian Bassman, Carmen Having Tea, c. 1950s (Estimate: $5,000 - 6,000, AED 18,000 - 22,000)

Arnold Newman, Igor Stravinsky, New York City, 1946 (Estimate: $5,000 - 7,000, AED 18,000 - 26,000)

This week will see Bonhams first dedicated Photographs Sale in Dubai alongside its annual Orientalist Art auction, on 13th April at the One&Only Royal Mirage.

I've never been to an auction before so I am looking forward to this one. I doubt I will end up buying anything as most of the work I like are outside my price range, but I am curious to see the level of interest in photography and how high some of the pieces will sell.

These are some of my favourites that will be on sale, but you can view all the items on sale here.

(Images courtesy of Bonhams.)

Event details

Date: 13th April

Time: Photographs starting at 6.30pm; Orientalist Art and Carpets and Rugs starting at 9pm

www.bonhams.com/uae