Lot 53
  • 53

Shakir Hassan Al-Said

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description

  • Shakir Hassan al-Said
  • i) Untitled (Warriors)ii) Untitled (Man and Horse)iii) Untitled
  • i) signed and dated 1954 in Arabic
    ii) signed in Arabic LL 
    iii) numbered 799811
  • i) pencil on paper
    ii) charcoal and pencil on paper 
    iii) pen on paper 
  • i) 23 by 29.5cm.; 9 by 11 1/2 in. ii) 24 by 31cm.; 9 1/2 by 12 1/8 in. iii) 31 by 20cm.; 12 1/8 by 7 7/8 in.
  • ii & iii) Executed circa 1952.

Provenance

Collection of the Artist, Baghdad
Thence by Descent 

Condition

Condition: (i) This work is in good condition overall. There is a minor 2cm tear on the centre left. (ii) This work is in very good condition. (iii) This work is in good condition. There is a minor medium loss to the centre bottom edge and folding marks inherent to the artist's choice of medium and style of work. Colour: The catalogue illustrations are accurate but the overall tonality has more contrast in the original works.
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