Lot 2
  • 2

Etel Adnan

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Etel Adnan
  • i) Untitled ii) Untitled
  • i & ii) signed in Arabic 
      
  • pastel on paper 
  • each: 26 by 34cm.; 10 1/4 by 13 1/2 in.
  • i & ii) Executed circa 1979.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in the early 1980s

Condition

Condition: These works are both in very good condition. Some minor paper undulation in ii) The edges of the paper have yellowed slightly. i) A very slight rip to the paper in the bottom centre. Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are accurate but fail to convey the grainy appearance of the paper.
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