DIA AL-AZZAWI (IRAQ, B. 1939)
Untitled
signed and dated 'Dia Al Azzawi 1971' and signed again and dated again in Arabic (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
35½ x 35½in. (90 x 90cm.)
Painted in 1971
Lot Essay
Dia Al-Azzawi started to introduce the Arabic letter into his paintings from the late 1960s. This painting is a rare and unusual example of his early work.
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