Louai Kayali's Auction Record Jumps 150%
3 min read · 10 Feb 2025
Then What ??. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Louai Kayali, Then What ?? (1965) sold for $900,000, more than one and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's in Saudi Arabia on February 8. The oil on canvas work has been traded once in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $558,800, a 150% rise.
Fisherboy. Image courtesy of Bonhams
The previous record was set by Fisherboy (1976), which sold for $341,200 at Bonhams on June 05, 2024. The work had been traded once in the past.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025-02-08 | Then What ?? | $900,000 | 164 % | Sotheby's | Saudi Arabia |
2024-06-05 | Fisherboy | $341,200 | 75 % | Bonhams | London |
2011-10-25 | Fisherman in Arwad | $194,500 | 24 % | Christie's | Dubai |
2008-04-30 | Motherhood | $157,000 | 52 % | Christie's | Dubai |
2007-10-31 | From Under the Rubble | $103,000 | 57 % | Christie's | Dubai |
2007-10-24 | Untitled - Shoe-shine boy | $65,600 | 14 % | Sotheby's | London |
2007-02-01 | Untitled (Boy with Tray) | $57,600 | 68 % | Christie's | Dubai |
2005-04-28 | Ghafwa (Slumber) | $34,400 | 7 % | Bonhams | London |
2003-04-30 | Flower Boy | $32,000 | - | Sotheby's | London |
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