20th Century Art / Middle East

20th Century Art / Middle East

PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION

SHAKIR HASSAN AL-SAID | CORPSE AND TWO BIRDS

Auction Closed

October 22, 02:26 PM GMT

Estimate

70,000 - 90,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Distinguished Private Collection

SHAKIR HASSAN AL-SAID

1925-2004

Iraqi

CORPSE AND TWO BIRDS


signed and dated '53 in Arabic; signed and titled on the reverse

oil on panel

50 by 76cm.; 19¾ by 30in.

Estate of the artist

Private Collection (acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2007)

Baghdad, Institute of Fine Arts, Solo Show, 1954

Baghdad, Athar Art Gallery, Shakir Hassan Al-Said; The General Retrospective Exhibition, October 2001

Sharjah, 6th Sharjah Biennial, Honorary Exhibition for Shakir Hassan Al-Said, 2003

Doha, Bissan Gallery, Selected Paintings: Shakir Hassan Al-Said, 2003

Amman, Dar Al-Anda Gallery, 50 Years of Creation of Shakir Hassan Al-Said, 2003

Tunis, Musée de la Ville de Tunis, Exposition Honorable des Oeuvres de Shakir Hassan Al-Said, 2005 

Paris, Maison de l'UNESCO, Hommage à Shakir Hassan Al-Said, 2007

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