Lot 88
  • 88

Shirin Neshat

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Shirin Neshat
  • Stories of Martyrdom (from Women of Allah)
  • signed and titled on the reverse
  • ink on gelatin silver print
  • 96 by 142.5cm.; 37 3/4 by 56 1/8 in.
  • Executed in 1995, this work is number 2 from an edition of 3.

Provenance

Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist)
Christie's, London, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 9 February 2006, Lot 246
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

Marco Noire, ed., Shirin Neshat: Women of Allah, Turin 1997, pp. 7, another example illustrated
Ex. Cat., Paris, La Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Shirin Neshat: Women of Allah, 1998, p. 31, another example illustrated
Ex. Cat., Turin, Castello di Rivoli, Shirin Neshat, 2002, p. 43, another example illustrated

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Very close inspection in raking light reveals a few small and unobtrusive handling creases in isolated places, notably towards the upper right corner.
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