Lot 58
  • 58

Louai Kayali

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Louai Kayali
  • Untitled (Portrait of the Artist's Niece)
  • signed and dated Kayali '64; signed and dated on the reverse 
  • oil on canvas
  • 96 by 46cm.; 37 3/4 by 18 1/8 in.

Provenance

Collection of the Artist, Damascus
Acquired directly from the above by Ms. Pearl A. Baker in 1964

Condition

Condition: This work is in good condition. A minor and faint scratch to the lower right section with a half a 0.5cm paint chip to the upper center right. Some further faint craquelure to the upper section, all in line with the age of the work. Colour: The colour in the catalogue illustration are accurate,with the overal tonality being softer in the original work.
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