Lot 59
  • 59

Abdulnasser Gharem

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Abdulnasser Gharem
  • The Stamp (Moujaz)
  • hand carved wood and rubber
  • 113 by 95 by 95cm.; 44 1/2 by 37 1/2 by 37 1/2 in.
  • Executed in 2013, this work is unique.

Provenance

Edge of Arabia, London
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2013

Literature

Henry Hemming, Edward Booth-Clibborn and Stephen Stapleton, Abdulnasser Gharem, London 2011, pp.174-175 (another version illustrated) 

Condition

Condition: This work is in very good condition. Some minor scattered abrasions and scratches to the wood, all in line with the artist's choice of medium and process. Some natural cracks to the wood. The rubber stamp is in very good condition with some elevated sections around the edges, again all inherent. Colour: The colour in the catalogue illustration is accurate.
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Catalogue Note

"Each day in Saudi Arabia thousands of stamps are slammed down onto a mosaic of official paper."

Abdulnasser Gharem