Ferruh Basaga (Turkish, b. 1914)
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, ISTANBUL
Ferruh Basaga (Turkish, b. 1914)

Birds

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Ferruh Basaga (Turkish, b. 1914)
Birds
signed and dated 'Besaga 007' (lower right);signed and dated 'BASAGA 007' on the reverse
oil on canvas
37 x 49in. (95 x 125 cm.)
Painted in 2007

Lot Essay

Working first in a constructivist style, in the 1970s Basaga developed a geometric abstract style, with intersecting triangles dividing his compositions into facets. These works were undoubtedly influenced by his work in stained glass and mosaics, which he produced simultaneously.

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