A Love Letter to Beirut: Arts and Culture, 1960s - 2020s

Hussein Madi

Untitled (Two Works)

Auction Closed

April 23, 01:06 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Hussein Madi (1938 - 2024)

Untitled (Two works)

(i) signed in English and Arabic and dated Madi 1972 (lower left)

(ii) signed and dated Madi 1971 (lower right)

each: gouache and mixed media on paper laid on board

(i) 47.5 by 67.5 cm.; 18¾ by 26½ in.

Framed: 54 by 74 cm.; 21¼ by 29 in.

(ii) 48 by 68 cm.; 18¾ by 26¾ in.

Framed: 54 by 74 cm.; 21¼ by 29 in.

Executed in (i) 1972 and (ii) 1971

The Artist

Private Collection, Rome (gifted directly from the above)

Wannenes Art Auctions, Milan, 23 November 2019, lots 108 and 109

Acquired from the above sale by the present owner