Louay Kayyali (Syrian, 1934-1978)

Mother and Child

细节

Louay Kayyali (Syrian, 1934-1978)
Mother and Child
oil on canvas
26 x 21¾in (66.2 x 55cm.)
Painted circa 1960s

来源

Acquired from the artist by the present owner

拍品专文

Throughout his career Kayyali often explored the theme of motherhood in his paintings, showing a mother with a single child in ways reminiscent of the motif of the Madonna and Child from Syrian icon painting. The present painting is an early example.