NAIM ISMAIL | UNTITLED
Estimate:
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection, Paris
Estimate:
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot sold:
62,500
GBP
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection, Paris
NAIM ISMAIL
1930-1979
Syrian
UNTITLED
signed and dated Naim 1960 in Arabic
oil on canvas
200 by 100 cm.; 78¾ by 39⅜ in.
Please note that consumer cancellation rights do not apply to this lot.
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Condition:
This work is in very good condition.There appears to be faint hairline craquelure on the blue figure on the lower right corner and in the upper right corner. There is also very faint hairline craquelure around the right side of the lower central edge.There are three vertical lines of light stains on the lower left. There is a pinpoint of paint loss on the two central yellow figures. There is restoration apparent when viewed under UV light.
Colour:
The catalogue illustration is very accurate.
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Private Collection
Ayyam Auctions, Dubai, 29 October 2010, Lot 31
Private Collection, Paris (acquired from the above sale by the present owner)