A Moroccan Winter: €2.2M and two records

On December 30, 2025, Artcurial orchestrated the 7th edition of its A Moroccan Winter sale at La Mamounia in Marrakech, in front of a crowded audience of 100 people, 80 telephones, and 120 registered live bidders. The sale totaled €2.2M and set two world records for artists Paul-Elie Dubois and Mona Saudi.

Paul-Elie Dubois (1886-1949)
Le Blanc cortège, 1927
Vendu 111 140 € (1 191 600 MAD)
Record du monde pour l’artiste aux enchères 

Paul-Elie Dubois (1886-1949)
Le Blanc cortège, 1927
Sold € 111,140 (MAD 1,191,600)
World record for the artist at auction

Mona Saudi (1945-2022)
Naissance, 1973
Vendu 142 000 € (1 522 600 MAD)

Mona Saudi (1945-2022)
Naissance, 1973
Sold € 142,000 (MAD 1,522,600)

Under the auction hammer of Arnaud Oliveux, Majorelle & his Contemporaries chapter rewarded Jacques Majorelle's works such as Le Souk à Marrakech, which sold for €370,500 (MAD 3,972,000) and Anemiter, which sold for €197,604 (MAD 2,118,400). Alexandre Roubtzoff's Le Mausolée de Sidi Abdallah, Tunis also reached €209,932 (MAD 2,250,800). Finally, the auction of Paul-Elie Dubois' oil on canvas Le Blanc cortège set a world record for the artist at €111,140 (MAD 1,191,600).

The Moroccan Spirit section also set a world record for artist Mona Saudi with her sculpture Naissance, which sold for €142,000 (MAD 1,522,600). Baya's Jardin d'Eden sold for €92,587 (MAD 993,000), while Hassan El Glaoui's Chevaux changed hands for €49,379 (MAD 529,600).

Aboudia (né en 1983)
Sans titre, 2017
Vendu 135 765 € (1 456 400 MAD) 

Aboudia (born 1983)
Sans titre, 2017
Sold € 135,765 (MAD 1,456,400)

Jacques Majorelle (1886-1962)
Anemiter, 1950
Vendu 197 604 € (2 118 400 MAD) 

Jacques Majorelle (1886-1962)
Anemiter, 1950
Sold € 197,604 (MAD 2,118,400)

In the Contemporary African Art section, Aboudia's 2017 work Untitled sold for €135,765 (MAD 1,456,400), while Pascale Marthine Tayou's Poupée Pascale went for €55,546 (MAD 595,800). Ndary Lo's welded concrete iron sculpture Marcheurs n°248 found a buyer for €24,677 (MAD 264,800).

Three sales will take place in 2026 at La Mamounia. A Moroccan Spring on May 2nd, Moroccan & African Spirit on October 31st and A Moroccan Winter on December 30th. Our teams of specialists in Paris and Marrakech are available to provide free and confidential valuations of your works and advise you on putting them up for sale.

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Upcoming auctions at La Mamounia, Marrakech
A Moroccan Spring
Saturday, May 2nd, 2026
Consignment Deadline: April 1st

Moroccan & African Spirit
Saturday, October 31st, 2026
Consignment Deadline: September 1st

A Moroccan Winter
Thursday, December 31st, 2026
Consignment Deadline: November 1st

Contacts
Orientalism
Florence Conan
+33 1 42 99 16 15

Contemporary African Art
Margot Denis-Lutard
+33 1 42 99 16 44