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

Fateh Moudarres

Untitled

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April 23, 01:06 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Fateh Moudarres (1922 - 1999)

Untitled

signed and dated in English and Arabic Moudarres 1975 (lower right); signed, dated and located (to the reverse)

oil and mixed media on canvas

71 by 50.5 cm. 28 by 19¾ in.

Framed: 75 by 55 cm. 29½ by 21½ in.

Executed in 1975.

Please note that this lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Rania Moudarres, the artist's daughter and sole ayant-droit. Sotheby's is grateful to Rania Moudarres for her guidance on this work.

Please note that this lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Rania Moudarres, the artist's daughter and sole ayant-droit.

Private Collection, Lebanon

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

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