Lot 111
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Louay Kayyali (Syrian, 1934-1978)
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Louay Kayyali (Syrian, 1934-1978)

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Details
Louay Kayyali (Syrian, 1934-1978)
Untitled
signed and dated 'Kayali 62' (along the left edge); signed, dated and inscribed in Arabic (on the reverse)
oil on board
23 5/8 x 11¾in. (60 x 29.8cm.)
Painted in 1962
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner's father in 1963 and thence by descent.
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Lot Essay

In the 1960s, Louay Kayyali moved from Aleppo to Damascus where he quickly built a name for himself within the Syrian upper class society. The present work depicts a bedouin lady with her typical coin earrings and headband. Dedicated on his birthday to the present owner's father who was the artist's cousin, the small portrait of the Syrian woman is a delicate and intimate example of the artist's will to empoyer the woman and depict all social clans.

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