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Coloured Letters
Details
Dia al-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
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.
Thence by descent.
Anon. sale, Bonhams London, 24 October 2018, lot 15.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Special notice
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