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Hossein Hashempoor: Abdul Qader Al Rais; A Generous and Record-Breaking Painter

I first became acquainted with Master Abdulqader Al Rais, a renowned Emirati painter, through Christie's auction catalogs from 2007 to 2008 and beyond. At the time, my friends and I were flying from Tehran to Dubai for the Christie's Middle East Auction, which was held twice a year at the Emirates Towers Hotel in April and October to create reports.