JAWAD SALIM (IRAQI, 1919-1961)
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JAWAD SALIM (IRAQI, 1919-1961)

People of Baghdad

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JAWAD SALIM (IRAQI, 1919-1961)
People of Baghdad
signed and dated in Arabic (lower left)
oil on panel
19¾ x 15¾in. (50.5 x 40.5cm.)
Painted in 1957
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Please note that this lot has been withdrawn.

Lot Essay

This and the following lont are rare examples representative of Jawad Selim's distinct style that reveals an almost obsessive nature of his quest for an Iraqi mode of creation rooted in the tradition and culture of his country.

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