Dia Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939)

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Lot 23 | Dia Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939)
Dia Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939)

Coloured Letters

signed and dated in Arabic (lower left); signed, titled, inscribed, numbered and dated in Arabic and English 'Coloured Letters, Dhia Al-Azzawi, 170, Baghdad, No 18' (on the reverse)

acrylic on canvas

35 3/8 x 31 1/2in. (90 x 80cm.)

Painted in 1970





Provenance

Collection of George Edwin Wishon, American Cultural Attache in Iraq, circa 1970.

Thence by descent.

Anon. sale, Bonhams London, 24 October 2018, lot 15.

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.



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