Untitled

Details

Paul Guiragossian (Lebanese, 1926-1993)
Untitled
signed 'Paul G.' (lower left); signed 'Paul Guiragossian' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
36 5/8 x 25 1/8in. (93 x 64cm.)
Painted circa 1968-1970

Provenance

Private Collection, Los Angeles (acquired directly from the artist circa 1974).
Anon. sale, Bonham's San Francisco & Los Angeles, 18 November 2008, lot 83.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

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Further details

The Paul Guiragossian Foundation, Beirut, has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work. We would like to thank the Paul Guiragossian Foundation for their assistance in researching this painting.

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Lot Essay

'There is a silence in my work. It is a silence that includes the innocence of children and the hope of youth and the wisdom of that who has come to know life for what it truly is.'
(The artist quoted in The Paul Guiragossian Foundation, S. Bardaouil and T. Fellrath, Paul Guiragossian: The Human Condition, Beirut 2013, p. 43).

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