Lot 104
  • 104

Chafic Abboud

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description

  • Shafic Abboud
  • Untitled
  • signed; signed on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • Executed in 1967-1970.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2004

Condition

Condition: This work is in good condition. There is a very small craquelure in the upper centre and minor drying crack in the centre by the light purple section. There is a very small repainted tear on the centre left, inherent of the artist's working process.
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Catalogue Note

"He who looks at the canvas, once he allows himself sufficient time to enter it, will tell his own story and live his own adventure by means of painting. I believe we project ourselves."
Chafic Abboud, 1979