Jumana El Husseini

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner's father in 1970
Thence by descent 

Condition: This work is in a very good condition. Some handling marks across the left, right and upper edges of the canvas. A very faded canvas fold under the upper-center section due to the friction with the stretcher. No sign of restoration under the UV light. Colour: The colour in the catalogue illustration is accurate, with the colours being more vivid in the original work.
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“For, lo, the winter is past,

The rain is over and gone;

The flowers appear on the earth;

The time of the singing of birds is come,

And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

The fig tree ripeneth her green figs,

And the vines are in blossom,

They give forth their fragrance.”

 

Song of Solomon, 2:11