PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SCANDINAVIAN COLLECTION
Javad Mirjavadov
VOYAGE TO MECCA, FROM THE EASTERN MINIATURE IMPROVISATIONS SERIES
LOT SOLD.
92,500 GBP
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Contemporary East
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London
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Javad Mirjavadov
1923-1992
VOYAGE TO MECCA, FROM THE EASTERN MINIATURE IMPROVISATIONS SERIES
signed; signed, titled and dated 1985-1986 on the reverse
oil on canvas
205 by 150 cm; 80 3/4 by 59 in.
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oil on canvas
205 by 150 cm; 80 3/4 by 59 in.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 1990
Catalogue Note
"The cataclysms of prehistoric times. The deaths of galaxies. Spirit, permeating the Universe. Harmony. The birth of stars. Meaning. Happiness and grief. The whirlpool of life. The greatness of prophets and the wretchedness of sinners. The buffoonery of the every-day. Bazaar booths. Masters and slaves. Occupation. The light of hope. Wind, howling outside the window. Love. Ecstasy. A fool, singing on the roof from a fullness of feeling. The roar of the lion. The crying of women. The insignificance of the routine. The fallen. Power. Oblivion..." From the artist's notes on the theme of his paintings, quoted in Lyubov MirJavadova, Aitokua, 2010, p. 163
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