Lot 11, Shafic Abboud - Le Divan - Expanding the Horizon. Modern and Contemporary Art from the Middle East and North Africa <br>16 December 2021 7pm GMT +2 - Auctions

Le Divan

Description

Executed in: 1971 - 1972

Medium: Oil on canvas

Size:54 x 81 cm

Signed lower right

Signed dated and titled on the back

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist in Paris in the 1980’s.

This artwork will be featured in the catalogue raisonné in
preparation by Ms Christine Abboud, ID2306.

Location

Beirut

Price realised €31,720

Estimate €22,000 - €30,000

Description

Exploring the interaction between light and color, marked both by his Middle Eastern heritage and his European studies, Shafic Abboud’s matured body of work displays forms that merge dissolving together through subtle colors. He exploited all the possibilities of oil and tempera painting to create complex shades and textures. Regardless of the colors used, his paintings always seem to emit light. A master of color, free of rules, his expressions went beyond obstacles, painting with a fluid and musical elegance. Without any evident reference, his paintings often subtly but also poignantly alluded to the tragedies and conflicts of the Near East. However, Abboud’s paintings also depict the joy of life by exploring themes such as the intimacy of a room, a view from a window and the rhythm of the seasons.

Exhibitions

Centre d'Art, Beirut, 1972. Beyrouth Exhibition Center, Rétrospective Shafic Abboud, Galerie Janine Rubeiz and Galerie Agial, 2012.

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