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PROPERTY OF THE SHATHA IBRAHIM AL TASSAN COLLECTION, SAUDI ARABIA

Nja Mahdaoui

Silkscreen 8/11 from the Carré Rouge Portfolio

Auction Closed

October 24, 11:08 AM GMT

Estimate

800 - 1,200 GBP

Lot Details

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PROPERTY OF THE SHATHA IBRAHIM AL TASSAN COLLECTION, SAUDI ARABIA

Nja Mahdaoui (b. 1937)

Silkscreen 8/11 from the Carré Rouge Portfolio

signed Nja (lower right) and numbered 22/50 (lower left)

silkscreen print on Arches vellum paper, created at the Atelier Paul Mabboux, Lyon

56 by 37.5 cm. 22 by 14¾in.

framed: 72.5 by 52.5 cm. 28½by 20¾in.

Executed in 1985; this impression is number 22 from the edition of 50; part of a limited-edition portfolio of 11 silkscreens.


We are grateful to the daughter of the artist, Molka Mahdaoui, for her assistance in identifying this series. 

The Artist
Acquired directly from the above in 2008 by the present owner
Riyadh, Hewar Art Gallery, Nja Mahdaoui, June 2008.