{
  "id": 10450567,
  "title": "Inside a UAE's private art collection, valued at $3.3 billion with three Frida Kahlos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/inside-a-uaes-private-art-collection-valued-at-3-3-billion-with-three-10450567",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T11:45:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/inside-a-uaes-private-art-collection-valued-at-33-billion-with-three-frida-kahlos-1.500690449"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dubai's Noor Royal Collection is a private art trove valued at $3.3 billion, owned by Sheikha Somayeh Noor. The collection houses three Frida Kahlo originals, making it the most expensive female artist in history. Visitors are captivated by the gallery's Kahlo pieces, including a portrait of Kahlo with Diego Rivera, and a Kahlo with a third eye. Other notable artists include Picasso, Bacon, Velázquez, Monet, Renoir, and Degas, among others. Unique pieces include a bronze dancer, a ruby sculpture of Fatima al-Fihri, and even a frame by Alejandro Obregón, which carries its own meaning. The collection also boasts Islamic manuscripts and illuminated Qurans, including a Quran made of gold and the oldest, smallest, and longest in the world.",
  "summary": "Dubai: There is a villa on Jumeirah Road where a Picasso hangs a few steps from a Francis Bacon, and where you will be stopped in front of a bronze dancer and asked to look at her eyes. (left) The Bull (1959), Ink on Cardboard, 28 cm x 22 cm, by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973, Spanish), (right) Heritage, Mixed Media on canvas, 40 cm x 33 cm, by Francis Bacon (1909-1992, Irish) Noor Royal Collection is…",
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        "title": "Inside a UAE's private art collection, valued at $3.3 billion with three Fridah Kahlos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/inside-a-uaes-private-art-collection-valued-at-3-3-billion-with-three",
        "published": "2026-09-28T11:45:24.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}