Over Dh1 million was raised at the first Dubai World Cup Art Auction held last night, with some of the proceeds pledged towards a local school for underprivileged children.
The worlds of racing and art came together for the event at Madinat Jumeirah which featured specially commissioned paintings of the last eleven winners of the Dubai World Cup.
The highest bid went to a painting by Bahraini artist Mohammad Abdul Latif Kanoo of Dubai Millennium - the Godolphin horse which won the 2000 Dubai World Cup. Frenzied bidding resulted in the piece going for $65,000 (Dh238,667) to an undisclosed buyer. As the artist whose work went for the highest price, Kanoo will be commissioned to paint this year's winner, which will be decided on Saturday at the Dubai World Cup. Bidding for the painting of the 2007 winner came to $55,000.
The event was organised by Art Connection and Dubai Racing Club, with Art Connection's Yousuf Ali Bin Zayed saying they hoped to make it an annual event.
A percentage of the proceeds has been pledged towards Al Saada Girls' School in Dubai, which cares for underprivileged and orphaned children.
The worlds of racing and art came together for the event at Madinat Jumeirah which featured specially commissioned paintings of the last eleven winners of the Dubai World Cup.
The highest bid went to a painting by Bahraini artist Mohammad Abdul Latif Kanoo of Dubai Millennium - the Godolphin horse which won the 2000 Dubai World Cup. Frenzied bidding resulted in the piece going for $65,000 (Dh238,667) to an undisclosed buyer. As the artist whose work went for the highest price, Kanoo will be commissioned to paint this year's winner, which will be decided on Saturday at the Dubai World Cup. Bidding for the painting of the 2007 winner came to $55,000.
The event was organised by Art Connection and Dubai Racing Club, with Art Connection's Yousuf Ali Bin Zayed saying they hoped to make it an annual event.
A percentage of the proceeds has been pledged towards Al Saada Girls' School in Dubai, which cares for underprivileged and orphaned children.
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