{
  "id": 17649656,
  "title": "Christie’s debut Abu Dhabi sale totals $8.94 million, setting nine auction records",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/christies-debut-abu-dhabi-sale-totals-8-94-million-setting-nine",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-01T17:46:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/art-design/2026/11/01/christies-debut-abu-dhabi-sale-totals-894-million-setting-nine-auction-records/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Christie’s first fine art auction in Abu Dhabi achieved a total of $8.94 million, marking its highest total for an evening sale of modern and contemporary Middle Eastern art in more than a decade. The auction, held at The Abu Dhabi Edition, featured 70 lots by 58 artists from 13 countries and included works by Iranian artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Turkish artist Fahrelnissa Zeid, and Palestinian artist Samia Halaby. Nine auction records were set, including records for specific media such as Guiragossian and Halaby. The event also saw the debut of several Emirati artists and a significant turnout of younger, first-time auction attendees.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}