An Egyptian painting from 1934 became the most expensive work by an Arab artist on Tuesday, selling for $2.43 million at a Christie's auction in Dubai.

“Les Chadoufs” by Mahmoud Said shows a woman in a veil carrying water and two men and donkey drawing water from a well. The pre-sale estiamte was $150,000 to $200,000.

The record-breaker came from the collection of Mohammed Said Farsi, a former Jeddah mayor and well-known art lover, whose collection sold out at the sale for $8.7 million overall.