Lot 320
  • 320

Salah Abdel Kerim

Estimate
28,000 - 35,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Salah Abdel Kerim
  • Portrait of Utta 
  • signed and dated Salah Abdel Kerim 1962 twice 
  • oil on wood 
  • 125 by 95cm.; 49 1/4 by 31 1/2 in.

Provenance

The Estate of the Artist, Cairo
Safarkhan Gallery, Cairo
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2014

Literature

Catherine Abdel Kerim and Nevine Abdel Kerim, L'Oeuvre de Salah Abdel Kerim, Cairo, 2000, p. 88, illustrated in colour 

Condition

This work is in good condition. Two distinct area of paint loss are noticeable; one to the center of the painting near the neck and another one on the pink blouse of the lady. Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, with the overall tonality being more vivid and tending toward grayer hues in the original work. The pink hues are brighter and more dense in the original work.
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