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A Love Letter to Beirut: Arts and Culture, 1960s - 2020s

A Love Letter to Beirut: Arts and Culture, 1960s - 2020s

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Wajih Nahlé

Calligraphie Arabe (Arabic Calligraphy)

VAT reduced rate

Auction Closed

April 23, 01:06 PM GMT

Estimate

1,000 - 3,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

Wajih Nahlé (1932-2017)


Calligraphie Arabe (Arabic Calligraphy)

signed and dated W. Nahlé 1959 (lower right); titled, inscribed and dated (to the reverse)

mixed media on board

80 by 80 cm.; 31½ by 31½ in.

Framed: 82 by 82 cm.; 32 by 32 in.

Executed in 1959.

The Artist

Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in circa 2020

Catalogue note

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