- 47
Dia Azzawi
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Dia Azzawi
- Untitled
- signed and dated dia al azzawi 1978
- oil on canvas
- 119.5 by 99.5cm.; 47 by 39in.
Provenance
Sale: Bonhams London, Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern & South Asian Art, June 3, 2009, Lot 77
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Condition
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. Upon closer inspection, some faint surface imperfection, most probably due to the stretcher hitting the canvas. Some very light circular craqulerue to the upper left area. Some faint and scattered watermarks across the black background.
Colours:
The colour in the catalogue illustration is accurate, however it fails to convey the light calligraphic text on the black background.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"Narrational (representational) images do not mean much in painting. Accordingly, descriptive poetry, whether classical or modern, appears as a material that results in works of decorative value, and as such reflected a literary meaning for a work of art... The unique value of any visual work is to be totally independent of the subject that inspired it. Liberating painting from representation was advocated by those painters [Dia Al- Azzawi, Rafa Al-Nasiri and Hashim Samarchi] whose concern was to express the truth of reading, not seeing". Zahir Ghanim, Dia Azzawi Draws the Poetry of Poets, Funon Magazine, Baghdad, 1992.