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

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

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Ayman Baalbaki

Untitled (Ruin)

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Auction Closed

April 23, 01:06 PM GMT

Estimate

40,000 - 60,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Ayman Baalbaki (b. 1975)


Untitled (Ruin)

signed in Arabic Ayman and dated '09 (lower left)

acrylic on canvas

100 by 150 cm.; 39¼ by 59 in.

Framed: 105.5 by 156.5 cm.; 41½ by 61½ in.

Executed in 2009.

The Artist

Private Collection, Lebanon (acquired directly from the above in 2010)

Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2016

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