Lot 22
  • 22

Ala Bashir

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Ala Bashir
  • The Conversation
  • signed and dated '82 in Arabic; signed and dated Alaa Hussein Bashir 1982 and titled in Arabic on the reverse
  • oil on canvas 
  • 99 by 99cm.; 39 by 39in.

Provenance

Collection of the Artist, Baghdad 
Bissan Gallery, Doha
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2009

Condition

Condition: This work is in very good condition. A faint scratch to the centre left part of the painting. Some pain chips to the bottom left corner edge. Colours: The colour in the catalogue illustration is accurate.
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