Dia Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939) - photo 1

Dia Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939)

Lot 23
02.11.2022 18:00UTC +00:00
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ID 836947
Lot 23 | Dia Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939)
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 40 000
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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Art style:Modern art
Place of origin:Iraq, Asia
Auction house category:Paintings
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