Desert Flower (2010)*
Description
Size: 31 x 21 x 11 cm; 12.2 x 8.2 x4.3 in
Medium: Original Bronze (edition 8/8 + 4 A.P.)
Signed and numbered 8/8
Provenance
Private Collection, France (acquired directly from the artist).
This artwork is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Literature
Dia Al-Azzawi. Sculptures, Paris, 2015.
Location
Paris, France
Description
Born in Baghdad in 1939, highly acclaimed painter and printmaker Dia Al - Azzawi is also a prominent sculptor. At first, sculpture was a major inspiration through the ancient art of Mesopotamia and the works of modern Iraq and Western artists. Besides using this media in his personal research, he created a robust and wide-ranging corpus of works.
Mostly known for monumental pieces evoking the tragedies that shook the Arab World, including the Wounded Soul – also included in this auction – Al - Azzawi has also created works referring to the beauties of Iraq, its rich, natural and cultural heritage, such as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and The Thousand and One Nights. This sculpture reproducing a flower from the desert found its inspiration in an ancient book about plants that was printed in Germany.
Desert Flower was initially created as editions of small bronze sculptures, including the present lot. A larger version was later produced and displayed in the museums of Doha, Sharjah, and Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris.
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