Origins

Origins

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Property from the Estate of the Artist

Abdel Hadi El-Gazzar

Untitled (Couleurs d'archéologie)

Auction Closed

February 8, 06:44 PM GMT

Estimate

100,000 - 150,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Estate of the Artist

Abdel Hadi El-Gazzar

1925 - 1966


Untitled (Couleurs d'archéologie)

signed El Gazzar (lower left)

oil and grattage on board

60 by 60 cm.

23 ½ by 23 ½ in.

Executed in 1959.


We are grateful to the family of the Artist for their help in cataloguing this work.

Acquired directly from the artist by descent to the present owner

V. Didier and Dr H. Rashwan (eds.), Abdel Hadi El-Gazzar - Paintings, Paris 2023, no. P65, p. 265, illustrated in color

E. El-Hindi, Abdel Hadi El-Gazzar: Reading into the Consciousness of People (in Arabic), Cairo 2010, p. 190, illustrated in color

Venice, XXX International Art Exhibition, The Venice Biennale, 1960, June - October 1960, no. 3, illustrated in color (titled as Couleurs d'archéologie and dated 1959)

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