Lot 102
  • 102

Dia Azzawi

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Dia Azzawi
  • Visit of Al Kassim
  • signed and dated 68; signed and dated 1968 twice on the reverse
  • oil on canvas

Provenance

From the collection of Louis Albert McMillan
Acquired from an auction in 2009
Private Collection, Lebanon

Literature

Exhibition Catalogue, Dubai, Meem Gallery, Dia al-Azzawi Retrospective, 2009, p. 73, illustrated in colour

Condition

Condition: This work is in relatively good condition. There is some cracking to the left side of the centre and one minor patch of paint loss in the top left corner.
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Catalogue Note

"No generation is as submersed in the spirit of the homeland and humanity, with such persistence, as ours is... We work for the sake of concentration and the call for a vanguard art, which integrates a new artistic vision with its humane goals."
The artist cited in: Al-Azzawi, 'Manifesto: Toward A New Vision', in: Al-Said, Al-Bayanat al-Fanniyah fi al-Iraq (Art Manifestos in Iraq), Baghdad 1973, n.p.