Saudi artists feature in Christie’s ‘Mawasim’ auction

Abdul Halim Radwi ‘Afaq Halima’ The Makkah-born artist — widely considered to be one of the most significant in the Kingdom’s modern art movement — created this “monumental canvas” in 1989 — “a moment of profound optimism surrounding the possibilities of technological advancement and scientific exploration the collective imagination of the Arab world,” according to show notes from Christie’s. “This…