Sold for:
$23,700
$23,700
Dia Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939) Ancient Symbols Signed in Arabic c.r., titled, dated, and inscribed "...Dhia Al-Azzawi...1964" in Arabic and English and identified on a label from Al-Wasiti Art Gallery, Baghdad, Iraq, on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 32 3/4 x 37 1/4 in. (83.2 x 94.6 cm), framed. Condition: Craquelure, restored tear u.l. quadrant, surface abrasions. Provenance: From the collection of Louis Albert McMillen. Craquelure including several circular cracks, restored tear in the u.l. quadrant approx. 1 1/4 x 1 in., surface abrasions in the u.l. quadrant with the longest measuring approx. 4 1/2 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-05-15
