Louay Kayali

Syrian | 1934 - 1978

Louay Kayali was a Syrian Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1934. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Barjeel Art Foundation have featured Louay Kayali's work in the past.Louay Kayali's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 150 USD to 900,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2006 the record price for this artist at auction is 900,000 USD for Then What ??, sold at Sotheby's Riyadh in 2025. In the past 12 months, his artworks have averaged 54,187 USD. The artist died in 1978.

Artist's alternative names: Luʼayy Kayyālī

At Auction

Notable Lots

The Launderette ,1974

By Louay Kayali

+150%

above mid-estimate

Kari' w Kitab (Reader and Book) - Louay Kayali

Kari' w Kitab (Reader and Book) ,1975

By Louay Kayali

+93%

above mid-estimate

Al Shakikatan (The Sisters) - Louay Kayali

Al Shakikatan (The Sisters) ,1974

By Louay Kayali

+9%

above mid-estimate

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Recent Auction Results

Then What ?? ,1965

By Louay Kayali

+50%

above mid-estimate

Sotheby's Riyadh

Portrait d’homme assis

By Louay Kayali

+89%

above mid-estimate

Ader

In Bianco ,1964

By Louay Kayali

Bonhams New Bond Street

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Past Exhibitions

Women’s Work

Barjeel Art Foundation

Sharjah | United Arab Emirates

Nov 09,2024 - Jan 16,2025

Partisans of the Nude: An Arab Art Genre in an Era of Contest, 1920-1960

Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University

Harlem | New York | USA

Oct 06,2023 - Jan 14,2024

Crossroads: A Collector’s Tale

Picasso Art Gallery

Cairo | Egypt

Oct 19,2023 - Nov 08,2023

VIEW 7 EXHIBITIONS

Articles

Origins in Diriyah: A New Beginning for Sotheby’s and Saudi Arabia

MutualArt 18/02/2025

Sotheby’s held its first Saudi auction in Diriyah, selling $17.3M worth of art, setting records for Arab artists, and expanding its presence in the region

Major New Exhibition Looks at Arab Art of the 'Revolution Generations'

ArtDaily 21/10/2018

Revolution Generations, a ground-breaking exhibition curated by Abdellah Karroum, Director of Mathaf, presents artists from the Arab World, Turkey, Iran and diaspora, looking at important moments of change in the history of modern and contemporary art; specifically the 1950s...