Burhan Dogancay

Private Collection, New York (acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner)
Private Collection, Paris (acquired directly from the above by the present owner)

Condition: This work is in good condition. There is one minor spot of paint loss on the very bottom left hand corner. There are very light spots of dust on the bottom and lower right. Colour: The catalogue illustration is accurate. The dark purple on the beak of the bird tends towards black and the horizontal strip of yellow in lower centre tends towards an offwhite.
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"A significant phase in Dogancay's development occurred in the early 1970s, after he began making lithographs at Tamarind. Partly because of the medium itself, he relinquished his casual or found compositions and began to organise his paintings graphically, with flatter areas and brighter colours. These are works without irony, displaying a respite from emotion."

Roy Moyer in: Roy Moyer, Ed., Dogancay, New York 1986, p. 59